National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Gaillardia (Gaillardia puchellaFoug.) occupies one of the most important traditional flower in southern states of India, with respect to its commercial cultivation. The location specific cultivars are not available. This experiment was to evaluate the performance and adaptability of different gaillardia genotypes under Northern dry zone of Karnataka condition and to identify the best suitable genotypes for loose flower and garden display. For this purpose, a Randomized block experimental design with fifteen treatments and two replications was established. Based on the performance, the genotype UHSBGL-14 was identified to be superior with respect to growth and flower characters such as plant height (52.29 cm), Plant spread E-W & N-S (47.91 and 48.32 cm), Number of secondary branches/plant (27.75), early flower bud appearance(59.00 days), early 50% flowering (69.05 days) flowering duration (131.00 days) and maximum shelf life. Genotype UHSBGL-10 recorded maximum flower disc diameter (4.35 cm) and highest individual flower weight (8.99 g) was recorded in UHSBGL-5. Number of flower/plant (203.30), and Flower yield/plant (2.10 kg) was also recorded maximum for the genotype UHSBGL-14. Highest scores for loose flower characters such as flower colour, size, shape and absence of disc and garden display characters such as, uniformity in growth, flowering and landscape impact were obtained for genotype UHSBGL-14 by consumer analysis.
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