Marigold Flower Crop Question & Answer
Marigold Flower Crop Question & Answer
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Botanical name of African marigold? |
Tagetes erecta
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| 2 | Botanical name of French marigold? | Tagetes patula |
| 3 | Family? | Compositae / Asteraceae |
| 4 | It is a native of? | Mexico |
| 5 | Chromosome number in African marigold? | 2n=24 |
| 6 | Chromosome number in French marigold? | 2n=48 |
| 7 | Common Name of marigold? | Genda Phool. |
| 8 | African marigold is also known as? | Rose of India. |
| 9 | Which is not used for Gajara? | Marigold |
| 10 | French marigold is suitable for? | Hanging basket and Edging. |
| 11 |
Suitable soil for marigold?
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Loamy soil |
| 12 | Soil pH requirement? | 7.0 – 7.5 |
| 13 | Which type nature of French marigold? | Dwarf |
| 14 | Which type flowering nature of French marigold? | Profuse |
| 15 | Optimum temperature for seed germination? | 18-30°C |
| 16 | Marigold is a which type pollination flower crop? | Cross pollinated crop |
| Important Variety of Marigold | |
| African Variety of Marigold | |
| Yellow suprime | Hawal |
| Giyanagold | New Alaska |
| Happiness | Primrose |
| French Variety of Marigold | |
| Rusty red | Star of India |
| Harmony | Red bokardo |
| Lemmon drops | |
| Question | Answer | |
| 17 | What is the essential oil content in fresh matured flower? | 1.25% |
| 18 | Commercial Propagation is done by? | Seed |
| 19 | Seed rate requirement? | 1-1.5 kg/ha |
| 20 | Optimum Spacing? | 60 x 60 cm or 45 x 45 cm. |
| 21 | Nutritional dose of N:P:K? | 100:50:50 kg/ha |
| 22 | How many days after palanting Nipping /tipping is done? | 30 |
| 23 | Thirty days after planting terminal portion should be tipped / removed to encourage the branching is called? | Nipping /tipping |
| 24 | Which is the triploid variety of marigold? | Nugget |
| 25 | S.P.S. Raghava is associated with which flower crop? | Marigold |
| 26 | Which is a open pollinated variety of marigold? | Pusa Basanti |
| 27 | Pinching of rainy crop is beneficial to? | Avoid water logging. |
| 28 | How many month after Seedling become ready for planting? | 1 month |
| 29 |
Male sterility in African marigold is due to?
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Female character |
| 30 | Which type sterility is very common in marigold? | Genetic male sterility |
| 31 | Which type of self incompatibility is found in marigold? | Protandry |
| 32 | Marigold is a? | Herbaceous plant |
| 33 | Yield of African marigold? | 11-18 t/ha |
| 34 | Yield of French marigold? | 8-12 t/ha |
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