Dahiya, D.S.Yadav, Pankaj2020-01-312020-01-312019http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810142231Marigold is highly remunerative and short duration flower crop. Overall, in India, area under marigold is gradually increasing and in particular, in Haryana also. Rewari and Mahendergarh (under NCR area) are two districts located in southern part of Haryana and were selected as the locale of the study. Marigold is gaining popularity among the famers of these two districts as an alternative to traditional cropping pattern to earn handsomely. Fifty marigold cultivators (twenty five from each district) were selected randomly as the respondents for the study. An interview schedule was developed to ascertain the knowledge and adoption level of the respondents about the package of practices for marigold production, to find out pre and post harvest problems of marigold cultivation and to study the prospects of marigold cultivation in these two districts. Among the various practices included in the schedule, majority of the respondents had full knowledge about the planting method and time, transplanting time, time of application of manure and different fertilizers, irrigation, pinching, harvesting and diseases and their control, however, in terms of adoption, majority of the respondents had full adoption about planting method and time, transplanting time, irrigation and diseases and their control. Among the various constraints related with production, input, marketing, technical guidance and psychological constraints as perceived by the farmers non awareness about proper and balanced fertilizer application and time of application of manure and different fertilizers, High price of insecticides/pesticides and fungicides, non availability of the support price, extension gap and notion that marigold requires more irrigation were accorded first rank respectively. According to the assumptions of the respondents, better economic returns and high demand of the flowers were first and second promising prospects, however, Availability of better technical support and market facilities available at present were two least promising prospects for marigold cultivation in Rewari and Mahendergarh districts.ennullThesis