Evaluation of Different Lilium Hybrids (Longiflorum asiaticum) for Better Flowering, Quality of Flowers and Economics Under Shadenet in Prayagraj Agro Climatic Conditions

The present investigation entitled, evaluation of different lilium hybrids (Longiflorum asiaticum) for better flowering, quality of flowers and economics under Shadenet in Prayagraj agro climatic conditions was under taken in the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, U.P., during winter season (2022-2023). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with 09 hybrids and each replicated thrice. The H₅-Hybrid Arbatax reported significantly better performance in terms of flowering parameters like days to first flower bud appearance (39.40 days), days of first flower opening from planting (76.20 days), days of first flower opening from bud appearance (36.80 days), number of buds per plant (3.27), flower bud length (10.97 cm), flower bud diameter (35.80 mm), flower stalk length (13.57 cm), flower stalk diameter (7.33 mm) and in terms of Quality parameters H₃-Hybrid (Masai) reported significantly better Performance like Flower diameter (17.60 cm), spike length (75.13 cm), spike diameter (9.07 mm), vase life (11.53 days) and economics like net income (99,03,834 INR/ha), gross income (1,37,08,000 INR/ha) and benefit cost ratio (3.60) was also observed in the H₃-Hybrid Masai compared to other Hybrids.