Floriculture Section, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001, Uttar Pradesh e.mail: suhodhdatta@u.s.a.net; sibodhskdatta@rediffmail.com
Thirty small flowered cultivars of chrysanthemum were selected and their different morphological characters and chlorophyll content of leaves both at vegetative and flowering stages were determined and categorized on the basis of their flower types for preparation of chrysanthemum check list. This will help in identification of varieties and for selection of desirable characters for cultivar.
Chrysanthemum, chlorophyll