Abstract:
Plug seedlings of marigold(
Tagetes erecta L.) were treated through foliage spraying with different concentrations of plant growth regulators(PGR)—daminozide(B
9),chlormequat(CCC),and paclobutrazol(PP
333).The study shows that the optimal concentrations of B
9,CCC and PP
333 for marigold seedling growth regulation are 2500mg/kg,0.3%,and 60mg/kg and the effective and safe concentration ranks of the three PGRs are 1000~2500mg/kg,0.1%~0.3% and 10~60mg/kg,respectively.Among the three optimal alternatives,60mg/kg PP
333proves best with lowest cost followed by 0.3% CCC.When CCC concentration gets beyond 1.0%,plant phytotoxicity occurs.