African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.), a major source of Lutin (Carteniod family), is also grown as a cut flower and a garden flower in addition to being grown for its medicinal values. This pigment has acquired greater significance because of its excellent colour value. The experiment was carried out in the university new area plot, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University during 2011-12 laid out in randomized block design with three replications. Regular cultural practices were adopted to raise the crop successfully. Observations on plant height, number of branches, stem girth, leaf area, earliest flowering, stalk length, flower head diameter, flower yield, anthophylls content, biomass and dry matter production were recorded and statistically analyzed. Among the accessions the superiority of the accession TE-10 may be to the production of maximum yield, higher biomass production and maximum xanthophyll content.
