MARIGOLD MCQ

Which of the characters make marigold an acceptable commercial crop?

• Good keeping quality of flowers

• Short duration

• Attractive colours

• All of the above

Which of the following crops is not a member of Asteraceae family ?

• Chrysanthemum

• Gladiolus

• Marigold

• Golden Rod

3. The pigment extracted from Marigold which is used in food industry is……………

• Lutein

• Anthocyanin

• Chlorophyll

• Xanthophyll

4. Marigold is given as a poultry feed

• True

• False

5. Marigold is used as a trap crop to control

Insects

• Insects

• Mites

• Nematodes

• Fungus

6. Marigold is __________

• An Annual herb

• A Perennial plant

• A Herbaceous perennial

• A shrub

7. Which cultivar of marigold show the following characters: Dwarf plant, Small flowers, flower colour yellow to mahagony red

• African Marigold

• French marigold

Inter-specific hybrids evolved between Tagetes erecta and Tagetes patula

• Yellow and Red hybrids

• Red and Gold hybrids

• Gold and silver hybrids

• Yellow and Orange Hybrids

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French Marigold variety : Star of India

African Marigold variety : ________________

• Naughty

• Hawaii

• Harmony

• Star of India

In Marigold,temperature above 35^◦C leads to

• Increase in flower size and number

• Decrease in flower size and number

• Frost Injury

• Sun Burn