Studies on Floral Biology of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)

Knowledge of anthesis and the mode of pollination of a crop is a must for successful hybridization. Polianthes tuberosa Linn. is an important bulbous ornamental crop, widely cultivated for cut flower, loose flower and extraction of essential crop but the floral biology waspoorly documented. Hence, anattempt was made to study the floral biology of ten commercially important tuberose genotypes for its successful improvement in breeding studies and the findings are presented in this communication.