About Marigold

• Botanical Data
• African Marigold
• Marigolds
• Marigold - Plant Profile
• Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris
• Fact Sheet - Pot Marigold
• Desert Marigold
• Marigold Flowers
• Edible Flowers

• A Growers Manual for Calendula Officinalis L.
• Marigold Varieties
• Seed & Flower Production
• WILD Marigold (Tagetes Minuta)
• Growing Edible Flowers
• Pot Marigold
• Solar Crop Drying - Marigold
• Anti Pests
• Marigold Seed Supply
• Institute of Horticulture - seeds, training & more
• Flower Seed Paper

• North Carolina company
• California Company
• New Jersey Industry
• Many other Companies & Organizations to Consult

Markets - Articles & Reports

• Floriculture Industry in India
• Flower Business India
• Marketing Flowers in India
• Marigold cultivation may rise on increased oleoresin demand
• Report on Ingredients for European Cosmetic Industry
• Marigold Absolute - price list

• World Trade in Marigold Flowers is estimated to be of the order of about Rs.500 Crores
• China, India & Peru are the leading countries producing & exporting Marigold flowers.
• Major Importing Countries are USA and Europe
• The Flower is used in Poultry Feed & Manufacturing in Food Colors & Neutraceuticals
• Lutein is purified from marigold extract using patented processes. Researchers at Harvard found that eating 6mg of lutein a day lowered the odds of macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in older people, by 43%. According to several studies, loading up on lutein also seems to reduce the odds of cataracts by 20% to 50%.

• Uses of Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
• Uses in Ayurvedic Industry
• Lutein from marigold extract
• Database of medicinal Applications
• Calendula Oil Derivatives
• HPLC analysis of carotenoids in four varieties of Calendula
  officinalis L. flowers
• Calendula officinalis - a study, comparison & uses
• Use in Veterinary  Homeopathy
• Use in Poultry Feed
• Calendula Oinment
• Medicinal Plants & EAV
• Saponins
• Sustainable Herbal Medicines
• Naturopathy - Children's Ear Pain