In order to improve the vase life of closed bud of indigenous sacred lotus cut flowers (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) collected from different village ponds, swamps and reservoirs from seven districts of Chhattisgarh Plains viz. Dhamtari, Balod, Durg, Gariyaband, Mahasamund, Kabirdham, Raipur districts of zone of Chhattisgarh plains, during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19.The experiment was performed based on completely randomized design with five treatments including tap water, 25 % coconut water, 50% coconut water,0.12 mM Gibberelic acid, 0.15 mM Gibberelic acid in three replication. In this study, characteristics such as fresh weight, dry weight, and water uptake and vase life were evaluated. The result showed that 50% coconut water has the maximum vase life (5.67 days) followed by 25 % coconut, 0.12 mM & 0.15 mM Gibberelic acid does not show significant difference. Fresh weight and dry weight of flower was maximum recorded under treatment tap water and water uptake is highest in 0.15 mM Gibberelic acid. Phenotypic coefficient of vase life of all the treatment was higher than the genotypic coefficient of variation. The highest genotypic coefficient of variation was found under treatment (T1) in fresh weight of flower i.e.38.38, phenotypic coefficient of variation was ranged between 3.90 to 40.46. The highest phenotypic coefficient of variation was found under treatment T1 (Tap water) fresh weight is 40.46, the highest heritability was recorded for fresh weight of flower under T3 (97.90%) and highest amount of genetic advance as percent of mean was observed for fresh weight of flower under T1 (75.00%), followed by fresh weight of T3 (74.09%). High heritability accompanied with high genetic advance has been recorded for fresh weight of flower in T3 (97.90, 74.09), water uptake in T3 (89.60, 42.77) which indicates that the heritability for these characters is due to additive gene effect.

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