Pantnagar Journal of Research

Abstract

Floriculture is a fashion driven industry and introduction of new varieties is very much in fashion for bringing novelty in flower production. Cultivars released by various institutes and universities are to be tested in a specific region for their suitability and adaptability in particular agro-climatic conditions before recommending them for commercial cultivation. Keeping the above facts in mind, an experiment was carried out at Model Floriculture Centre, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, during 2022-23. In the present investigation, 20 chrysanthemum varieties were assessed in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. The findings on vegetative growth characteristics showed that among twenty varieties, maximum plant height at full bloom stage was seen in Bidhan Agnisikha (52.41 cm) while minimum in variety cultivar Double Red (26.67 cm). Regarding flowering attributes, the number of buds per plant (62.33 each) was found maximum in varieties Bidhan Agnisikha and Bidhan Purna while minimum (18.33) was in variety DFRC-6. The flower diameter was reported maximum in DFRC-3 (8.63 cm) while flowering duration was found maximum in variety Coffee (48.40 days). In terms of yield characteristics, maximum flower yield per plant was found in variety Bidhan Swapna (204.90 gram) and minimum (53.41 g) was in variety DFRC-2. With regard to vase life, the variety Bidhan Swapna exhibited maximum vase life (7.67 days). Among the different varieties, Bidhan Swapna (Decorative type), Bidhan Jayanti (Decorative type), Bidhan Agnisikha (Decorative type) and Bidhan Sweta (Reflexed type) found be the best promising for flower production under Tarai region of Uttarakhand.