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| Morphology and Production technology of Calendula |
How to grow Calendula
English name: Calendula
Scientific name: Calendula officinalis
Family: Compositeae
Origin: Southern Europe
Description:
· Habit: Annual type herbs. Generally winter seasonal flower
· Leaf: Thin, light green in color, more or less like Tobacco leaf.
· Color of the flower: Yellow
· Color and variety:
a. Single: Nova
b. Double: Ball, Sunshine, Golden emperor, Orange king, Pacific beauty
Production technology:
· Climate: Grow in tropical and subtropical areas. So, cool and dry weather is best for Calendula
· Soil: It can grow well in drained loamy and sandy loamy soil.
· Means of propagation: By seed
· Cultivation: It can be grow in bed. The seedlings are transplanted at the age of 30 – 40 days
· Planting time: October – November
· Spacing: 30 x 35 cm2
· Climate: Grow in tropical and subtropical areas. So, cool and dry weather is best for Calendula
· Soil: It can grow well in drained loamy and sandy loamy soil.
· Means of propagation: By seed
· Cultivation: It can be grow in bed. The seedlings are transplanted at the age of 30 – 40 days
· Planting time: October – November
· Spacing: 30 x 35 cm2
Fertilizer dozes: For per meter square,
· Cow dung: 10 – 15 kg
· Oil cake: 200 – 250 gm
· SSP: 100 gm
· MP: 50 gm
· Urea: 20 gm
· TSP: 20 gm
· Oil cake: 200 – 250 gm
· SSP: 100 gm
· MP: 50 gm
· Urea: 20 gm
· TSP: 20 gm
Cow dung, SSP, Oil cake should be applied at the time of land preparation. MP and Urea should be applied after 20 – 30 days after planting.
Intercultural operation:
1. Irrigation
2. Weeding (15 days after)
1. Irrigation
2. Weeding (15 days after)
Disease and pests:
· Pest: Aphid, Caterpillar
· Diseases: Leaf blight
· Management: Dithan M – 45, Soil insecticide like as powder used at the time of fertilizer application.
Uses: Used as cut and pot flower.
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