The objective of this work was to determine the influence natural (marigold flower extract) and synthetic (canthaxanthin) pigments on shelf life eggs from light laying hens in final stages production. 288 birds were distributed a completely randomized design, with eight treatments, consisted four levels marigold extract (2.1; 2.4; 2.7 3 ppm) canthaxanthin (0.4 ; 0.7; 1,0 1.3 ppm), each treatmen...

Marigold cultivation is now a profitable enterprise to the farmers, but the socioeconomic data and information of this flower are very scarce in Bangladesh. Therefore, the study was conducted to identify agronomic practices, analyze relative profitability, and input-output relationship during February 2011. Primary data were collected from 100 randomly selected farmers from Jessore and Jhenaida...

to evaluate the effect of humic acid and phosphorus on the quantity and quality of marigold yield an experiment was conducted at research field of islamic azad university, mashhad branch, mashhad, iran, in cropping season 2010-2011. the experiment was in split plot based on randomized complete block design, with four replications. the main plots were humic acid in four levels (0, 5, 10 and 15 k...

The flowers of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L), a medicinal plant widely cultivated in Thailand, were subjected to evaluation for total phenolics, DPPH scavenging and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARs) assays as well as tyrosinase inhibitory activity. In preliminary studies, the ethyl acetate (EA) extract obtained by continuous extraction showed the highest activities with highe...

the expansion of aquaculture in the last 10 years has made it an important source of protein worldwide.  however, increased production, and the culture intensification it carries, results in higher risk of infectious disease due to poor water quality and high stocking densities. disease has several negative effects on fish, which include reduced feed efficiency, impaired growth and death, repre...

The efficiency of high pressure extraction of lutein diesters from marigold (Tagetes erecta) flower petals has been investigated. The solvents used for extraction were supercritical carbon dioxide and liquid propane. Operating parameters were 300 bar and 40, 60 and 80 °C for CO2 and 100, 150, 200 bar and 40 and 60 °C for propane, respectively. The influence of process parameters on the total yi...

This research aimed to compare the effects of pigments extracted from dried petal meal of marigold flower and synthetic pigments on productive performance of laying hens, egg quality and antioxidant properties of the egg. A total of 64 laying hens, aged 75 weeks, were distributed in a completely randomized design in 4 treatments and 4 replications containing 4 hens per cages. Experimental group...

African marigold, being tall enough and producing large flowers suitable for preparing garlands, is the most cultivated cultivar of marigold in Nepal. Besides, pinching other improved cultural techniques, a number chemicals, hormones phyto-hormones are tested found to impart varying response marigold. This review has its importance standardizing type concentration plant growth regulators Online...

The main drawback with microorganism's development on fabrics is associated the maintenance of hygiene and fabric deterioration. In this present investigation a trial has been made to produce an attractive vibrant textile eco-friendly antimicrobial dyeing by marigold, natural resource. Tagetes erecta universally recognized as Marigold remarkable source carotenoids lutein, grown lawn plant. Now ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Pot marigold aerial part as an indigenous medicinal Iranian plant. Pot marigold (family Asteraceae) is an important plant of genus Calendula (marigolds), having several medicinal applications all over the world. In order to evaluate its analgesic activities hot water tail immersion and ...