PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT MARIGOLD VARIETIES UNDERAGRO CLIMATIC CONDITION OF PESHAWAR (TAGETES ERECTA)

Abstract

An experiment "Performance of different Marigold varieties" was carried out at Ornamental
Nursery Department of Horticulture, the University of Agriculture Peshawar during 2013.
Seedlings of Marigold cultivars “Inca 1 gold, White vanilla African, Bunanza French, Inca 2
double orange" were selected and transplanted in pots on 4th September 2013 having 6 plants
in one treatment and they were replicated three times. The experiment was laid out in
completely randomized design (CRD) and data were collected on days to flowering, number of
branches plant 1, number of flowers plant 1, flower weight (gm), flower volume (cm3), plant
height (cm), root weight (gm), and number of leaves plant 1. Different varieties had showed
significant results, however minimum days to flowering (22), maximum plant height (39.6),
maximum number of leaves (108), maximum number of flowers (21.5), maximum flower
weight (10.22), maximum flower volume (27.80), maximum root weight (7.33), and maximumnumber of branches were recorded in variety (Inca-1 gold) and variety (Inca-2 double orange).
Statistical analysis showed different varieties of Marigold had significantly affected the plant
height (cm), number of leaves plant 1, flower weight (gm), flower volume (cm3), root weight
(gm), number of branches plant 1. On the basis of conclusion it is stated that variety (Inca 1
gold) and variety (Inca-2 double orange) showed best performance, so it is recommended for
the flower growers of Peshawar area.