Marigold TNAU

I am student of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and heard about the African Marigold of TNAU want to know more about this. Will you please provide me all the details related to African Marigold of TNAU and tell me Varieties of Marigold here?

[Kiran Chandar]

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The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) had its genesis from establishment of an Agricultural School at Saidapet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Details of AFRICAN MARIGOLD of TNAU:

Varieties
Local types (orange & yellow)
Pusa Narangi Gainda
Pusa Basanthi Gainda (IARI varieties) and
MDU 1 can be cultivated

Soil
Well drained loamy soil is found suitable. The soil pH should be 7.0 to 7.5. Saline and acidic soils are not suitable for cultivation.

Seeds and sowing
The seeds are sown throughout the year. Nursery is raised with 1.5 kg seeds/ha and the seedlings are transplanted after four weeks on one side of the ridge at 45 x 35 cm spacing. Treat the seeds with Azospirillum (200 g in 50 ml of rice gruel) before sowing.

Irrigation
Irrigation is done once in a week or as and when necessary. Water stagnation should be avoided.

Manuring
During last ploughing, incorporate 25t/ha of FYM. Apply 45:90:75 kg NPK/ha as basal and 45 kg N/ha as top dressing 45 days after planting.

After cultivation
Weeding should be done as and when necessary. Irrigation should be given immediately after planting and life irrigation on third day after planting. Water stagnation should be avoided. Based on the soil moisture condition, irrigation should be done.

Nipping/tipping
Thirty days after planting terminal portion should be tipped / removed to encourage the branching.

Contact:

Consortium Principal Investigator (CPI) - NAIP
Professor and Head,
Department of Floriculture and Landscaping,
Horticultural College and Research Institute,
TNAU, Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu, India - 641 003.
Tel : 0422-6611230
Mobile number :+91 94421 26242
Fax :0422-2430781
Email : jawaharflori@yahoo.com
flowers@tnau.ac.in