Storage life of marigold

Storage of flowers is essential for economic marketing. A laboratory trial was conducted to study the shelf life of marigold under West Bengal condition. Flowers of Bidhan 1, Bidhan 2 and Bidhan 3 were stored with four packaging materials like gunny bags, nylon mesh bags, bamboo baskets and plastic baskets, during early winter, mid winter and late winter season. The study revealed that shelf life of loose marigold flowers stored during mid winter season (18-20 º C and 60 to 75% RH) in plastic baskets could be extended for 12 days in Bidhan 3, with acceptable marketable quality.

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An investigation to evaluate the storage-life of Marigold cv. „Calcutta Gainda‟ at room conditions and inside cold storage was undertaken at Ecofrost Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Tathawade, Pune (MH), India during the monsoon 2016-17. The best flowers from a farmer‟s field were selected based on quality and the effect of cold storage (4°C and 93% RH) and packaging on the storage-life of these flowers was studied. The experiment showed flowers kept inside cold storage to have minimum weight loss (lb), minimum shrivelling percentage, minimum rot percentage, better appearance and brighter colour.

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An experiment was conducted to study the effect of levels of fertigation on flowering and shelf life of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Pusa Narangi Gainda under open conditions at Floricultural Research Station, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during 2016-2017. The experiment consisted of seven levels of fertigation treatments with combination of water soluble and straight fertilizers.

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