Evaluation of Different Germplasm of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) for Phenotypic Performance and Floral Yield under the Bundelkhand Condition

The present study was conducted to evaluate the performance of six genotypes of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) for phenotypic performance and floral yield on under Bundelkhand region (Banda, Uttar Pradesh). The experiment was layout in Ran- domized Block Design (RBD) with three replications at...

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Published inEnvironment and ecology Vol. 40; no. 3B; p. 1556
Main Authors Tiwari, Adarsh, Singh, Ajay Kumar, Kumar, Rakesh, Tomar, KS, Kumar, Sunil, Singh, Anita
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kalyani MKK Publications 01.07.2022
Subjects
Farms
Flowering
Flowers
Genotypes
Germplasm
Height
Horticulture
Landscape architecture
Marigolds
Performance evaluation
Plants (botany)
Shelf life
Tagetes erecta
Weight
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Summary:The present study was conducted to evaluate the performance of six genotypes of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) for phenotypic performance and floral yield on under Bundelkhand region (Banda, Uttar Pradesh). The experiment was layout in Ran- domized Block Design (RBD) with three replications at Instructional Farm of Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Banda during the 2019-2020t. With recommended cultural practices were adapted for raise the crops for successful. Observation plant height, plant spread, No of primary branches per plant, No of secondary branches per plant, days to first bud appearance, days taken to first flowering, days to 50% flowering, flower diameter, flower weight, duration of flowering, shelf life of flower peduncle length of flower (mm), No of flower per plant flower yield per plant (g), flower yield per plot (kg) and flower yield (t/ha) were recorded and statistically analyzed. All of the genotypes showed significant variation in growth, flowering and yield parameters. The maximum plant height and maximum secondary branches per plant were found in Pusa Basanti Gainda. Maximum plant spread, maximum number of primary branches per plant, maximum flower diameter and highest peduncle length were recorded in NS-104. Earliest first flower bud ap- pearance, fifty percent flowering, minimum days to first flowering and maximum number of flowers per plant were found in variety Pusa Narangi Gainda. Maximum flower weight per plant, longest duration of flowering, longest shelf life, maximum flower yield per plant, maximum flower yield per plot, maximum flower yield per hectare, maximum gross return and net return were recorded in Bidhan Marigold-2.
ISSN:0970-0420