RADHA Hybrid Marigold (Sakata Seeds)

🌼 Radha Marigold (Tagetes erecta – Sakata Seeds)

✨ Premium African Marigold hybrid with large, ball-shaped blooms in Gold, Yellow & Orange. Specially bred for high yield, uniformity & extended shelf life, making it ideal for farmers, floriculture businesses & home gardeners.

✨ Features & Benefits

💐 Big, bold blooms – uniform, ball-shaped flowers with vibrant color intensity.
🐝 Pollinator attractor – draws bees & butterflies, supporting biodiversity.
🎨 Available in 3 rich colors – Gold, Yellow & Orange for diverse floral needs.
🌱 Robust hybrid – excellent branching and strong stems for higher productivity.
🌸 Extended flowering period – continuous blooms, long shelf life post-harvest.
🏡 Multipurpose – ideal for religious offerings, garlands, landscaping & cut flowers.
☀️ Heat & rain tolerant – performs well even under Indian climatic stress.

🌿 Plant Habit & Growth
• 🌱 Height: 70–90 cm (tall African marigold type)
• 🌱 Spread: 40–50 cm wide, vigorous growth
• 🌼 Habit: Upright, strong stems, high branching for more flowers

⏱️ Best Sowing Season
• 🌸 Monsoon to Winter: June to September for the festive season harvest (Oct–Dec).
• 🌸 Spring Sowing: January to February in cooler regions for summer flowering.

🌍 Best Regions in India
• ✅ North India: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar – peak demand during festivals.
• ✅ Central India: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra – excellent yield & quality.
• ✅ South India: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu – good performance in mild winters & festive markets.
• ✅ Eastern States: West Bengal, Odisha – high use in cultural & religious ceremonies.

🌿 Plant Protection Guide

🍄 Disease Management

🌱 Damping Off
• Symptoms: Seedling collapse.
• Control: Drench soil with Copper Oxychloride @ 25 g/10 litres or Carbendazim @ 20 g/10 litres.

🌿 Powdery Mildew
• Symptoms: White powdery growth on leaves.
• Control: Spray water-soluble sulphur @ 20 g/10 litres, twice at 10-day intervals.

🍂 Leaf Spot
• Symptoms: Brown spots on leaves.
• Control: Spray Mancozeb @ 2 g/litre.

🌸 Botrytis Blight
• Symptoms: Grey mold on flowers.
• Control: Ensure proper spacing and spray Mancozeb @ 0.2%.

🍁 Fusarium Wilt
• Symptoms: Wilting and yellowing of plants.
• Control: Practice crop rotation and apply Carbendazim @ 0.2%.

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🐛 Pest Management

🦠 Mealybugs
• Symptoms: White cottony masses on leaves and stems.
• Control: Spray Dimethoate @ 2 ml/litre or fish oil rosin soap @ 25 g/litre.

🪰 Thrips
• Symptoms: Silvering of leaves and distorted growth.
• Control: Use yellow sticky traps (20 per acre) and spray Fipronil @ 1.5 ml/litre.

🐞 Aphids
• Symptoms: Curling and yellowing of leaves.
• Control: Spray Monocrotophos 0.05% or Phosphamidon 0.02% at 10–15 day intervals.

🕷️ Red Spider Mites
• Symptoms: Yellowing leaves with webbing.
• Control: Spray Abamectin 1.9 EC @ 0.5 ml/litre or Fenazaquin 10 EC @ 2 ml/litre.

🐛 Hairy Caterpillars
• Symptoms: Severe defoliation of leaves.
• Control: Spray Carbaryl @ 2 ml/litre.

🍃 Leaf Miners
• Symptoms: Tunnels and blotches inside leaves.
• Control: Remove affected leaves and spray recommended insecticides.