Characterization of African Marigold Genotypes Using Biochemical Parameters
Lydia, J.
Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Tagetes erecta, Flower diameter, Flower yield, Caroteniod, Xanthophyll
Abstract
The experimental material consisted of 67 genotypes collected from different places of India and the experiment was conducted at Western block, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam, during two seasons of August, 2013 to November, 2013 and December, 2013 to March, 2014 with 67 diverse genotypes and experiment was laid out under Randomized Block Design with three replications. The shelf life was highest (4.60 days) in AM-29 of Tagetes erecta recorded the maximum shelf life (5.00 days). The maximum carotenoid and xanthophyll content in Tagetes erecta was registered by AM-3 (0.95 mg/g and 146.60 g/kg respectively). The overall performance was found to be superior in AM-29 of Tagetes erecta.
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