The planting of annuals in the border of a plot is called as herbaceous border. Due to wide range of flowers available in winter it becomes a site of attraction in the garden. The concept of herbaceous border has been introduced in Indian gardens by Britishers and now it has become a common feature. The herbaceous border can be of [...]
Seed collection of annuals is an important aspect which needs scientific knowledge and special care in handling and storage. Maintenance of the purity of varieties which is highly technical requires the knowledge whether crop is self, self to partial cross or cross pollinated. Self-pollinated annuals which do not need any isolation distance are Lupins, Sweet pea, and Salvia. The annuals [...]
A number of diseases and insect pests have been found damaging chrysanthemum. If these are not controlled at right time, these can cause severe damage to the crop. Important disease is as follows: Diseases found in Chrysanthemum: Black leaf spot: It is caused by Septoria obesa and S. Chrysanthemella and is a serious disease. Greyish brown circular spots appear on [...]