short table for flower crop production technology

 

 

Crops  Origin, Edible  Part.

Botanical Name & Family

Soil

Climate

Varieties

Special Horticultural practices

Propn method

Seed Rate, Spacing & Planting season

Fertilizer dose

Maturity Indices

Harvesting

Yield

Pests

Diseases

Physiol ogical Disorde r

Marigold

Af. Tagetus erecta Fr. Tagetus patula (Compositae or Asteraceae )

Well Drain, Sandy loam with good organic matter PH 7-7.5

Mild Climate, Temp. 18-200C, Avoid frost.

Af. Marigold: Snowbird, Cracker Jack, Hawaii, Golden Age, Beauty Gold Fr. Marigold: Happy Orange, Happy Yellow, Golden Boy, Yellow Boy.

Pinching

Seeds

3 kg/ha 45 x 45 cm,  60 x 45 cm. Jun-July.

15 t FYM/ha  400:200:60  Kg/ha

The flower are harvested when attain full size

Harvesting should be done by hand picking

AM: 8-12 t/ha,  FM: 1018 t/ha

Red Mites, leaf minor.

Powdery Mildew.

Gladiolus (Africa)

Gladiolous tristis (Irigaceae)

Light to clay soil, Ph 5.5- 6.5, well drain, rich in organic matter

Mild climate, Hot & cold Harmful, open sunny condition  Temp. range 15-200C.

Phule Ganesh, Phule Tejus, Agnirekha, Suchitra, Phule Prerna,  Phule Neelrekha, Pusa Suwasini, Blue Sky, Happy End

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Corms, Tissue culture.

1,50,000 corm/ha 30 x 30 cm, 30 x 20 cm, Mid Sept. to Mid Nov.

15-20 t FYM/ha  400:200:200  Kg/ha

basal flower show the color

Spikes are harvested when basal flower show the color, for local market spikes are fully open

2 lake spikes/ha

Aphids

Wilt or Collar rot,

Tuberose

Polyanthus tuberose (Amaryllidaceae)

Sandy loam, rich in       organic matter PH 6.5-7.5

Tropical and sub-tropical, Temp. 20-350C, grow well 12001500 m above MSL.

Shrinagar, Suwasini, Rajat Rekha, Swarna Rekha, Dhawal, Phule Rajani.

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Bulbs

25 x 25 cm, 30 x 30 cm Feb – March, Jun-July.

10 kg FYM/ m2 200:150:200  Kg/ha

80-100 days after planting,

Spikes are harvested at budburst stage.

10-14 t/ha or 70-100 flower/ plant

Thrips, Bud Borer, Aphid, Red Mites

Stem rot, Leaf blight, leaf spot, bud rot.

Gaillardia (CN: Blanket flower) (North America)

Gaillardia pulchella (Asteraceae)

Well drain, sandy loam, heavy & clay soil rich in organic matte  PH 6-7.5

Mild Climate, Temp. 18-200C,  Avoid frost.

Indian Chief Red, Bremen Burgundy, Cobalt, Monark,

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Terminal Cutting, Seeds

60 x 60 cm, 30 x 30 cm, May – July.

25 t FYM/ha 200:100:100 kg/ha

40-50% flower open, flower show the color

Fully open flower are harvested

5-7  t/ha

Mites, aphids, Jassides

Die-back, leaf spot, Powdery mildew.

Jasmine (Mogra) Gundu malli

Jasminum sambac (Oleaceae)

Sandy loam with good organic matter PH 6-7.5

Mild tropical climate, warm summer, mild winter & sunny days is ideal.

Khoya, Motia, Single Mohora, Double Mohora, Rai Japanese.

Pinching, Pruning

Stem cutting, Ground layering

1.2 x 1.2 m, Jun – July.

10 kg FYM/Plant/yr. 100:150:100 g NPK/Plant/yr.

Flowering start from IInd yr after planting, Bud are fully develop but still unopened.

fully develop/ opened flower are harvested between 6-8 AM or early morning.

7-8  t/ha

Bud Warm, Red Mites, White Ant, Nematodes

Wilt, Leaf Spot, Leaf Blight.

(Jai) Jaathi malli

Jasminum grandiflorum (Oleaceae)

Sandy loam with good organic matter PH 6-7.5

Mild tropical climate, warm summer, mild winter & sunny days is ideal.

Surabhi, Co-1 Pitchi,   Co-2 Pitchi, J.G.-5.

Pinching, Pruning

Semi hard wood cutting

1.5 x 1.5 m, Jun – July.

10 kg FYM/Plant/yr. 100:150:100 g NPK/Plant/yr.

Flowering start from IInd yr after planting, Bud are fully develop but still unopened.

fully develop/ opened flower are harvested between 6-8 AM or early morning.

8-10  t/ha

Bud Warm, Red Mites, White Ant, Nematodes

Wilt, Leaf Spot, Leaf Blight.

(Jui)  Mullai poo

Jasminum auriculatum (Oleaceae)

Sandy loam with good organic matter PH 6-7.5

Mild tropical climate, warm summer, mild winter & sunny days is ideal.

Co-1 Mullai, Co-2 Mullai, Pari Mullai, Long Point, Long Round, Medium Point.

Pinching, Pruning

Semi hard wood cutting

1.8 x 1.8 m, Jun – July.

10 kg FYM/Plant/yr. 120:240:240 g NPK/Plant/yr.

Flowering start from IInd yr after planting, Bud are fully develop but still unopened.

fully develop/ opened flower are harvested between 6-8 AM or early morning.

8  t/ha

Bud Warm, Red Mites, White Ant, Nematodes

Wilt, Leaf Spot, Leaf Blight.