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The investigation was aimed to find out the suitable combination of pinching time and foliar application gibberellic acid on African marigold during summer month at Main garden, Department of Horticulture, Dr. PDKV, Akola with two factors viz., Factor A consist of four levels of pinching (i.e. no pinching, pinching at 15 DAT, pinching at 22 DAT and pinching at 30 DAT) and factor B consist of four levels of gibberellic acid (i.e. 100 ppm, 200 ppm, 300 ppm and control) revealed that plant pinched at 15 days after transplanting recorded maximum flower yield , gross, net monetary returns with higher B:C ratio. The foliar application of gibberellic acid 300 ppm recorded maximum flower yield, gross, net monetary returns with higher B:C ratio. Among the treatment combinations pinching at 15 days after transplanting and foliar application of gibberellic acid 300 ppm recorded maximum flower yield, gross, net monetary returns with higher B:C ratio in African marigold.

Key word: gibberellic acid, pinching, foliar application, gross, net, monitory, African marigold