<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of this paper is to analyse the introduction of certain plant species such as pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis L.) into neglected and predominantly urban spaces in the Republic of Serbia. The research was based on the results obtained in a two-year experiment conducted in the vicinity of the Novi Sad-Backa Palanka road. The primary objective of the experiment was to examine the behaviour of pot marigolds in poor-quality and neglected soils, with minimum cultural practices, in order to obtain novel plants in such adverse environments, which could be subsequently marketed in Serbia. The experiment commenced in 2014 by planting pot marigolds in plots previously cleared of weeds by mechanical tilling. In the spring of 2015, pot marigold seedlings, i.e. the first generation of plants obtained from the plots created in 2014, were planted in weed-free plots. The measurements were performed in three replicates from 10 October to 10 December 2015 in order to determine the number of volunteer plants, which could be further improved in nursery production and subsequently marketed in Serbia. The results obtained indubitably indicate that this and prospective studies exert positive ecological, agricultural and economic effects on a vast range of potential users.</p></abstract>

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the introduction of certain plant species such as pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis L.) into neglected and predominantly urban spaces in the Republic of Serbia. The research was based on the results obtained in a two-year experiment conducted in the vicinity of the Novi Sad-Backa Palanka road. The primary objective of the experiment was to examine the behaviour of pot marigolds in poor-quality and neglected soils, with minimum cultural practices, in order to obtain novel plants in such adverse environments, which could be subsequently marketed in Serbia. The experiment commenced in 2014 by planting pot marigolds in plots previously cleared of weeds by mechanical tilling. In the spring of 2015, pot marigold seedlings, i.e. the first generation of plants obtained from the plots created in 2014, were planted in weed-free plots. The measurements were performed in three replicates from 10 October to 10 December 2015 in order to determine the number of volunteer plants, which could be further improved in nursery production and subsequently marketed in Serbia. The results obtained indubitably indicate that this and prospective studies exert positive ecological, agricultural and economic effects on a vast range of potential users.

The Importance of Planting Pot Marigolds (<italic>Calendula officinalis L.</italic>) in Degraded Public Spaces from the Agroecological and Economic Perspective

Institute for Medicinal Plants Research “Dr Josif Pančić”

College of Economics and Informatics Prijedor

Contemporary Agriculture

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The Importance of Planting Pot Marigolds () in Degraded Public Spaces from the Agroecological and Economic Perspective

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the introduction of certain plant species such as pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis L.) into neglected and...

The Importance of Planting Pot Marigolds (Calendula officinalis L.) in Degraded Public Spaces from the Agroecological and Economic Perspective

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 27 - 31

Received: Dec 26, 2017

Accepted: Jul 04, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2017-0005

Keywords
neglected agricultural areas, volunteer plants, Calendula officinalis (L.)

© 2017 Slobodan Popović et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Importance of Planting Pot Marigolds (Calendula officinalis L.) in Degraded Public Spaces from the Agroecological and Economic Perspective

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 27 - 31

Received: Dec 26, 2017

Accepted: Jul 04, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2017-0005

Keywordsneglected agricultural areas, volunteer plants, Calendula officinalis (L.)

© 2017 Slobodan Popović et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
neglected agricultural areas, volunteer plants, Calendula officinalis (L.)