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Title: Growth and flowering performance evaluation of thirty two chrysanthemum cultivars
A. F. M. Jamal Uddin (a), T. Taufique (a), A. F. Ona (a), S. Shahrin (a) and H. Mehraj (b)
(a) Dept. of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
(b) The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarami, Matsumaya, Ehime 790-8556, Japan
Volume 04, Issue 01, April 2015, pp. 40-51.
A. F. M. Jamal Uddin (a), T. Taufique (a), A. F. Ona (a), S. Shahrin (a) and H. Mehraj (b)
(a) Dept. of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
(b) The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarami, Matsumaya, Ehime 790-8556, Japan
Volume 04, Issue 01, April 2015, pp. 40-51.
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ABSTRACT
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth and flowering performance of chrysanthemum cultivars. Thirty two chrysanthemum cultivars coded from V1 to V32 were used in the experiment. Plant height, number of branch per plant, leaf area, number of leaf per branch, chlorophyll content, days to flower bud initiation, days to first petal spread, days to final bloom, number of flower bud per plant, number of flower per branch, number of flower per plant, bud diameter at initiation stage, bud diameter at mature stage, flower head diameter, stalk length and flower durability in plant (days to 50% flower senescence) for different cultivars varied significantly. Number of flowers per plant ranged from 4.3 to 194.6, flower head diameters varied from 2.8 to 17.6 cm and stalk lengths were from 4.4 to 20.1 cm. Amongst the chrysanthemum cultivars V15 (BARI chrysanthenum1) was the maximum flower producing cultivar, while V1 produced the largest flowers and flowers from the V21 had the longest shelf-life. These variations might help in classifying chrysanthemum, for pot cultivation and cut flower, based on their flowering quality which will be beneficial for growers.
Key words: Chrysanthemum sp., Growth and flower characteristics, species variation
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth and flowering performance of chrysanthemum cultivars. Thirty two chrysanthemum cultivars coded from V1 to V32 were used in the experiment. Plant height, number of branch per plant, leaf area, number of leaf per branch, chlorophyll content, days to flower bud initiation, days to first petal spread, days to final bloom, number of flower bud per plant, number of flower per branch, number of flower per plant, bud diameter at initiation stage, bud diameter at mature stage, flower head diameter, stalk length and flower durability in plant (days to 50% flower senescence) for different cultivars varied significantly. Number of flowers per plant ranged from 4.3 to 194.6, flower head diameters varied from 2.8 to 17.6 cm and stalk lengths were from 4.4 to 20.1 cm. Amongst the chrysanthemum cultivars V15 (BARI chrysanthenum1) was the maximum flower producing cultivar, while V1 produced the largest flowers and flowers from the V21 had the longest shelf-life. These variations might help in classifying chrysanthemum, for pot cultivation and cut flower, based on their flowering quality which will be beneficial for growers.
Key words: Chrysanthemum sp., Growth and flower characteristics, species variation
Please cite this article as:
Jamal Uddin, A. F. M., Taufique, T., Ona, A. F., Shahrin, S. and Mehraj, H. (2015). Growth and flowering performance evaluation of thirty two chrysanthemum cultivars. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 04(01): 40-51.
Jamal Uddin, A. F. M., Taufique, T., Ona, A. F., Shahrin, S. and Mehraj, H. (2015). Growth and flowering performance evaluation of thirty two chrysanthemum cultivars. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 04(01): 40-51.
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