Studies on estimation of genetic parameters of anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum Linden ex André) genotypes

Anthurium is one of the most popular cut flowers in demand across the globe. A study was conducted in Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani during 2018–2020. Ten anthurium genotypes were evaluated for important floral and pollen characters for studying genetic parameters. PCV of all the characters were found to be higher than the GCV indicating environmental influence. High heritability coupled with genetic advance was observed for the characters such as life of spadix in plant, inclination angle of candle with the spathe and vase life, indicating the effect of additive gene action. These characters can thus be used for phenotypic selection.