Author(s): Rinu, Dr. Sushila, Siddharth Kumar and Akash Chandra

Abstract: The present experiment entitled “Varietal Evaluation of China aster under Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh” was carried out in the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture at Pt. Kishori Lal Shukla College of Horticulture and “Research Station, Pendri Farm Rajnandgaon (C.G.) during the year2019-20. The experiment was laid out in six varieties of China aster with four replications in randomized block design. The cv. Phule Ganesh White recorded maximum vase life (8.65 days) followed by varieties Arka Shashank (6.33 days), Arka Kamini (5.98 days) and Arka Archana (5.70 days). Whereas, minimum vase life was obtained in the cv. Arka Poornima (5.15 days). The economics of cultivation of different China aster varieties has revealed that out of the treatments in cultivation of China aster, among the cultivar Phule Ganesh White recorded higher revenue of Rs. 3,00000 and a net profit of Rs. 2,29689 with cost benefit ratio of 1: 3.26.

DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i2Sg.623