As the inclusion of plants in architecture is increasing in the recent years, the need of finding the best propagation techniques for the plants that adds aesthetic value is also increasing. This study focusses on identifying the best diameter of softwood cutting for promoting the propagation of Vernonia which is called as the ‘Curtain Creeper.’ The present investigation was carried out at SRM Urban Farm Centre, SRM Institute of Science and Technology during the period of 2021-2022. The softwood cuttings of Vernonia with three different diameters as 1 to 1.5 cm, 2 to 2.5 cm and 3 to 3.5 cm were taken and propagated under controlled condition by adopting completely randomized design (CRD). In each treatment, ten observations were recorded for different plant growth parameters. Among the different softwood cuttings of Vernonia, the cuttings with 3 to 3.5 cm (T3) diameter recorded highest mean values of stem thickness, stem length, number of roots, root length and leaf branches.

A field experiment was conducted to find out the effect of different growing media on the growth and yield of palak var. Arka Anupama under shade nut conditions at RVS Agricultural College, Thanjavur. Theexperiment was laid out in a completely randomized design with eight treatments and three replication.The treatments are T1 : Digested coir compost + FYM (1:1 ratio), T2 : Digested coir compost + Vermicompost(1:1 ratio), T3 : Digested coir compost + Red Soil (1:1 ratio), T4 : Digested coir compost + Red soil + FYM(2:1:1 ratio), T5 : Digested coir compost + Red soil + Vermicompost (2:1:1 ratio), T6 : Digested coir compost+ FYM + Vermicompost (2:1:1 ratio), T7 : Digested coir compost + Red soil + FYM + Vermicompost (1:1:1:1ratio) and T8 : Digested coir compost (control). The results of the experiment revealed that the highest plantheight, highest number of leaves per plant, highest leaf length and highest length of root at the time ofharvest was recorded in the treatment T6. The yield characters the highest yield per plant and highest yieldper bag at the time of harvest was recorded in the treatment T6. However, the treatment T8 registered thelowest yield per plant and per bag.