Performance of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) Cultivars in Goa

Authors

  • K Ramachandrudu Author
  • M Thangam Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v4i1.562

Keywords:

Cultivars, Performance, Tuberose

Abstract

Tuberose is one of the popular cut flowers in Goa and holds great potential for cultivation in the state. The experiment laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with four replications was conducted at ICAR Research Complex, Ela, Old Goa, during 2003-04 to evaluate the performance of five tuberose cultivars under local agroclimatic conditions. Results were significant among cultivars for all characters except bulb production/plant. Maximum plant height was observed in 'Prajwal' whereas, the minimum was observed in 'Shringar'. Among the cultivars, 'Mexican Single' was found to be early, while, 'Suvasini' and 'Prajwal' were late in flowering. Highest number of florets/spike was recorded in 'Suvasini', closely followed by 'Vaibhav'. The best performance for spike length, number of spikes/plant, number of bulbs/plant, bulb weight and bulb diameter was observed in Mexican Single.

References

Bankar, G.J. and Mukhopadhyay, A.1980. Varietal trial on tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) South Ind. Hort., 28:150-151

Biswas, B., Naveen Kumar, P. and Bhattacharjee, S.K. 2002. Tuberose. Tech. Bulletin, All India Co. Res. Proj. Flori, New Delhi, pp.1-25

Irulappan, I., Doraipandian, A. and Muthuswamy, S. 1980. Varietal evaluation in tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.). National Seminar Prod. Tech. Comm. Flower Crops, TNAU, Coimbatore, pp.69-70

Murthy, N. and Srinivas, M. 1997. Genotype performance and character association studies in tuberose. J. Orn, Hort., 5:31-32

Patil, J.D., Patil, B.A, Chougule, B.B. and Bhat, N.R. 1987. Performance of different tuberose cultivars under Pune conditions. Curr. Rep., Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Rahuri, 3:118

Downloads

Published

30-06-2009

Issue

Section

Short Communications

How to Cite

Ramachandrudu, K., & Thangam, M. (2009). Performance of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) Cultivars in Goa. Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 4(1), 76-77. https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v4i1.562

Similar Articles

1-10 of 148

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.