Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Girish PM, Anjana Sisodia, Anil K Singh and Saipriya Panigrahi

Abstract:
Gladiolus as a cut flower has earned its place of importance owing to its utility inbouquets, in indoor decoration and flower arrangements. It should be noted that different species and cultivars have different floral vase life, which is an important quality of good cut flower. Hence, an experiment was conducted to study the post-harvest parameters of gladiolus varieties in Research laboratory of the Department of Horticulture, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. The longevity of 3^rd and last florets was maximum for American Beauty (2.67 days, 3.33 days). The variety Pink Friendship recorded maximum number of florets open at a time (6.00), maximum solution uptake (35.67 ml), maximum diameter of 1^st_, 3^rd, 5^th and last florets (9.55 cm, 10.27 cm, 9.08 cm and 8.62 cm, respectively), maximum length of 1^st_, 3^rd and 5^th florets (11.23 cm, 10.53 cm and 9.33 cm, respectively), maximum rachis length harvest, 3^rd, 6^th and 9^th day (51.17, 54.00, 52.33 and 50.53 cm, respectively) and maximum spike weight at harvest, 3^rd, 6^th and 9^th day (85.44, 84.85, 78.44 and 65.54 g, respectively). The maximum percentage of open florets was recorded the variety IIHR (90.30%). Maximum vase life of spike was in the variety American Beauty (13.67 days). The maximum spike length at harvest, 3^rd, 6^th and 9^th day was recorded in the variety Dhanvantari (74.93, 75.57, 75.53 and 75.53 cm, respectively).