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Crystal Crop Vijeyta marigold draws global export buyers
The Hindu BusinessLine·
Crystal Crop Protection Ltd said its Vijeyta hybrid marigold seed is now its number 1 seed revenue earner. Anurag Bajpai said the flower keeps 20-25 days in cold storage and replaces chrysanthemum in some places. Research began in 2012 and succeeded in 2014, R&D lead Ramamohan G said. Foreign firms have come to India to breed it for export.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Purshothama MG said Diwali prices can rise to Rs 60 and even Rs 100 a kg.
- Farmer KN Chandrasekharan near Kolar said festival rates can reach Rs 80 a kg.
- The tennis-ball shape is said to recover after hard squeezing during transport.
What's Happening
- Crystal Crop says it led Indian breeding of marigold hybrids.
- Ramamohan said plants grow above 4 ft with stems that resist lodging.
- CCPL plans a yellow marigold hybrid next year, Bajpai said.
From Thai imports to Indian hybrids
- Similar marigold stock was earlier imported from Thailand, the report said.
- The hybrid used a doubled haploid system with pollen, staff said.
- India imports nearly Rs 30 crore of orchids a year as Crystal develops local hybrids.
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