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International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 07 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com

Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.807.260

Evaluation of African Marigold ( erecta L.) in Summer Rice Fallows of Wayanad, India

N.V. Suvija1, S. Nithin2* and B. Sreya3

1Horticulture, 2Soil Science, 3Agricultural Economics, RARS, Ambalavayal, India

*Corresponding author

ABSTRACT

African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is a herbaceous annual flowering belonging to family . Apart from its popular use in landscape gardening and garland making, it is now gaining popularity as a natural source of food colour. It is found in different

colour shades of and orange with different fragrance. A study was conducted in K e yw or ds summer rice fallows of Wayanad during 2016-17 to evaluate the performance of 3 hybrids

African marigold, of marigold based on vegetative, flowering and yield characters. The experiment was laid Food colour out in Randomized Block Design with 5 replications and 16 per replication. As per Summer rice the observations taken at vegetative stage, the maximum height was observed in Garland fallows , Garland Orange (111.36 cm). The hybrid with the highest plant spread and number of branches orange , Randomized gave the highest flower yield. Garland Orange exhibited the highest plant spread (26.25 block design cm, 42.19 cm, 49. 49 cm) and number of primary branches (4.43, 8.00, 15.54) at 30, 60 and 90 days after transplanting. At the flowering stage, the minimum number of days taken Article Info for 50 per cent of flowering (95.22 days) was observed in Maxima Yellow which is on par

Accepted: with Garland Orange (95.67 days). The yield parameter, such as number of flowers per 17 June 2019 plant was highest in Maxima Yellow (75.09) followed by Inca Yellow (67.93). The highest Available Online: individual flower weight of 6.20 g was reported in Garland orange. Yield per plant (298.7

10 July 2019 g) and Yield per plot (4.72 kg) was maximum in Garland Orange followed by Inca yellow (251.5 g and 4.02 kg, respectively). Among the 3 hybrids, Garland Orange performed better in the humid subtropical region of Wayanad followed by the yellow hybrid, Inca Yellow.

Introduction Sometimes, the whole plant is used for decorations. It can be planted in beds for mass African Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) display, in mixed borders and can also be belonging to family Asteraceae is the most grown in pots. Different varieties of African commonly grown loose flower and is marigold vary in plant height and spread, extensively used in religious and social flower size, quality and yield. The flowers are functions. It is gaining popularity on account large and globular in shape. Colour shades of its easy culture, wide adaptability, and vary from light yellow to creamy yellow, increasing demand in the Asian subcontinent. bright yellow, cadmium orange, deep orange,

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(7): 2158-2161 sulphur yellow and white. It is now a days Treatment details gaining commercial importance as a source of carotenioid pigments. Objective of the study T1- Inca Yellow was, the assessment of Tagetus erecta L. in T2- Maxima Yellow summer rice fallows and evaluate the T3 - Garland Orange performance of 3 hybrids of marigold based vegetative, flowering and yield character. Results and Discussion

Materials and Methods Among the 3 hybrids, Garland Orange performed better in terms of yield per plant A study was conducted in summer rice and Individual flower weight in the humid fallows of Wayanad during 2016-17. The subtropical regions of Wayanad followed by experiment was laid out in Randomized Block the yellow hybrid, Inca Yellow. Evaluation of Design with 5 replication and 16 plants per twenty five genotypes of French marigold replication. The seedlings are transplanted under Naunu Solan conditions carried out by from nursery after four weeks of sowing and Sharma (2014) result in significant difference planted at the spacing of 30x30 cm. Irrigation for all the characters studied. The genotypes and manuring was done at proper intervals. ‘MS 10X Spray Boy’ and ‘MS 5 X Spray’ Pinching was done 30 days after planting to were promising. Sharma, P, 2014 (Table 1–3). encourage the branching.

Table.1 Vegetative parameters

Treatments Plant Height (cm) Plant Spread (cm) Number of Primary (60 DAT) branches 30th 60th day 90th 30th day 60th 90th day day day day T1 29.0 24.22 40.88 47.48 4.08 7.35 13.13 T2 68.8 21.67 26.42 31.05 2.42 4.11 7.21 T3 111.3 26.25 42.19 49.49 4.43 8.00 15.54 CV 5.648 12.662 8.913 8.933 10.452 4.806 4.269 CD (0.05) 5.727 - 4.745 5.560 0.556 0.455 0.745

Table.2 Flowering and yield parameters

Treatment Days to 50% Flower Number of Individual Yield Yield/plot s flowering diamete flowers/plan flower /Plant (g) (Kg) r (cm) t weight (g) T1 138.44 6.58 67.93 3.70 251.55 4.024 T2 95.22 4.79 75.09 2.47 185.7 2.972 T3 95.67 6.21 48.20 6.19 298.7 4.726 CV 2.658 4.605 4.603 9.900 17.55 9.160 CD (0.05) 4.255 0.394 4.279 0.595 59.98 0.522

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Chart.1 Vegetative parameters

Table.2 Flowering and yield parameters

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Suvija, N.V., S. Nithin and Sreya, B. 2019. Evaluation of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) in Summer Rice Fallows of Wayanad, India. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 8(07): 2158-2161. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.807.260

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