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Golden Rod
Botanical Name – Solidago spp.
Family- Asteraceae

Commercially important species

Salidago canadensis, S.virgaurea and S.memoralsis

Varieties
Ballardi, Golden Gate, Golden Wing, Monte D‘ oro, Monte Solo, Peter Pan,
Straehlen Krone, Super and Tara Gold.
Soil and Climate

Soil –

Sandy loam and red loam soils with proper drainage.

Climate-

Grown under varied climatic conditions; cooler climate gives high quality cut flower.

Planting Season

Throughout the year.

Propagation

Commercially propagated through division of clumps or suckers.

Planting

Soil is ploughed to fine tilth, flat beds are formed and suckers are planted at 45 x 45 cm spacing.

Irrigation

Once in three days depending on weather conditions.

Nutrition

5 t FYM + NPK @ 140:175:150 kg/ha as basal and half the dose applied after every
harvest.

Weed Management

Hand weeding done as and when required

Plant Protection

Pests
Lace bugs
Spray malathion @ 1 ml/l.

Disease

1)Powdery mildew: Spray wettable sulphur @ 2g/l or azoxystrobin @ 1g/l.

2)Leaf Spot: Spray copper oxychloride 3g/l or hexaconazole @ 1ml/l or mancozeb @ 2g/l.

3) Root rot: Soil drenching with carbendazim @ 1g/l.

Harvesting

First harvest : 75 days after planting.
Harvesting stage : When 25 % of the flowers have opened.
Crop duration : 2 years

Yield

3 lakh stems/ha/crop