1Department of Applied Plant Science (Horticulture), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidhya Vihar, Raiharely Road, Lucknow-226 024, Uttar Pradesh.
2Botanical Garden and Floriculture Section, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226001
Gladiolus, sodic conditions