Commercial Floriculture

Spacing

• In general Tagetes erecta requires wider spacing than T. patula. However a wide range is practiced all over the country for higher yield. They are as follows,

Tagetes erecta	Tagetes patula
1) 40 x 40cm	1) 20 x 20cm
2) 40 x 30cm	2) 20 x 10cm
3) 45 x 30cm	3) 30 x 30cm
4) 60 x 45cm	4) 30 x 30cm