Deptt. of Horticulture, COA, S.V.P. Univ. of Agric. and Tech., Meerut (UP), India
Online published on 12 February, 2015.
Field experiments were conducted to study the comparative performance of thirty eight cultivar of chrysanthemum at HRC of SVPUAT, Meerut during 2010–11 and 2011–12. Observations were taken on nine growths and five floral parameters on five competitive randomly selected plants at appropriate stages. The analysis of variance revealed that all the growth parameters were found significant in all the cultivars. Variety Star White had maximum plant height followed by Sadvin Yellow. The perusal of data on flowering parameters revealed that maximum peduncle thickness of terminal flower was observed in cv. Greenish White. Maximum number of flower per plant was obtained from cv. Liliput followed by Yellow Charm. Considerable morphological variation was observed for all most all the growth and floral traits. Therefore, these characters could be considered as useful selection criteria for further improvement in chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemum, Evaluation, growth and floral characters
