Evaluation of French Marigold (Tagetes patula L.) Varieties for Flowering and Flower Quality Attributes

The present investigation was carried out at College of Horticulture, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during Rabi 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. The experiment was laid in completely randomized design with five treatments and four replications to study the flowering and flower quality attributes. Among five varieties, minimum number of days taken for first flower bud initiation (30.55 days), first flower bud opening (37.50 days), 50 percent flowering (51.14 days), full bloom (60.88 days), maximum number of flowers per plant (35.45), number of flowers per pot (105.00) were recorded in T5: Arka Pari. Weight of the flower (3.71 g) was recorded maximum in T2: Pusa Arpita. Maximum flower diameter (42.06 mm) and duration of flowering (47.70 days) were recorded in T3: Pusa Deep.