Marigold is propagated through seeds. Seed rate: 1.5 kg per hectare. Transplant 25–30-day-old seedlings on one side of the ridges at 45 x 35 cm spacing.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Marigold – Propagation and planting, p. 258
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Precision production with hybrids
Under the precision production technology, hybrid seed is sown throughout the year at 100 g per acre, in pro-trays. 20-day-old seedlings are transplanted on raised beds at 90 x 22.5 cm (44,400 plants per hectare), after treating them with Pseudomonas fluorescens at 0.5%. Apply 2 kg each of Azospirillum and phosphobacteria per hectare at planting, mixed with 100 kg of FYM.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Marigold – Precision production technology (hybrid), pp. 258–259
