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<p>The aim of this trial was to find the optimal substrate (sand, peat and 1:1 mixture of them) for germination and growing of <italic>Tagetes patula</italic> ‘Robuszta Kénsárga’, ‘Vénusz’ and ‘Tigris’, with the use of 40 seeds according to substrates and cultivars in nine groups. Germination and survival ratio, plant height, root length, flower number and –diameter were examined. Almost all seeds germinated successfully, and the highest surviving was around 80% in case of peat + sand, and the lowest (50%) when plants grown in pure sand. The latter substrate resulted the longest roots (especially in the groups of ‘Tigris’) and all cultivars (particularly ‘Vénusz’) reached the lowest height with the use of this soil. On the other hand, peat effected the shortest roots, tallest specimens, most flowers of every cultivars. In case of flower number, there were significant differences between ‘Tigris’ (with averagely 58-70 flowers) and the other two types (23-39 flowers), irrespectively of the substrates. ‘Vénusz’ developed the smallest flower heads (maximum 3.5 cm) in all cases; the other cultivars produced at least 4 cm inflorescences. The lowest plant values experienced with the use of sand and the best results on peat.</p>
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The aim of this trial was to find the optimal substrate (sand, peat and 1:1 mixture of them) for germination and growing of Tagetes patula ‘Robuszta Kénsárga’, ‘Vénusz’ and ‘Tigris’, with the use of 40 seeds according to substrates and cultivars in nine groups. Germination and survival ratio, plant height, root length, flower number and –diameter were examined. Almost all seeds germinated successfully, and the highest surviving was around 80% in case of peat + sand, and the lowest (50%) when plants grown in pure sand. The latter substrate resulted the longest roots (especially in the groups of ‘Tigris’) and all cultivars (particularly ‘Vénusz’) reached the lowest height with the use of this soil. On the other hand, peat effected the shortest roots, tallest specimens, most flowers of every cultivars. In case of flower number, there were significant differences between ‘Tigris’ (with averagely 58-70 flowers) and the other two types (23-39 flowers), irrespectively of the substrates. ‘Vénusz’ developed the smallest flower heads (maximum 3.5 cm) in all cases; the other cultivars produced at least 4 cm inflorescences. The lowest plant values experienced with the use of sand and the best results on peat.

The Effect of Different Substrate on the Morphological Characteristics of Hungarian <italic>Tagetes Patula</italic> Cultivars

Department of Floriculture and Dendrology

Acta Biologica Marisiensis

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The Effect of Different Substrate on the Morphological Characteristics of Hungarian  Cultivars

The aim of this trial was to find the optimal substrate (sand, peat and 1:1 mixture of them) for germination and growing of Tagetes patula ‘Robuszta Kénsárga’,...

The Effect of Different Substrate on the Morphological Characteristics of Hungarian Tagetes Patula Cultivars

Published Online: Jul 01, 2021

Page range: 73 - 82

Received: May 31, 2021

Accepted: Jun 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2021-0007

Keywords
substrates, germination, plant height, rooting, flowering

© 2021 Máté Ördögh, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Effect of Different Substrate on the Morphological Characteristics of Hungarian Tagetes Patula Cultivars

Published Online: Jul 01, 2021

Page range: 73 - 82

Received: May 31, 2021

Accepted: Jun 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2021-0007

Keywordssubstrates, germination, plant height, rooting, flowering

© 2021 Máté Ördögh, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
substrates, germination, plant height, rooting, flowering