1Plant Physiology Section, Molecular Biology & Agriculture Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay, 400085.
Landscape and Coametic Maintenance Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay, 400 085
Gladioli require 2–3 seasons of vegetative growth for definitive increments in their size and weight before flowering induction. The flowering behaviour and the final corm yields of 6 corm sizes (<lg-35g), being in different stages of developmental maturity, were studied in gladiolus cultivars ‘Happy End’ and ‘Apricot’. In both the varieties there was a direct correlation between corm size, flowering volume and the final corm yield.
