Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Pallavi Verma, Shishir Prakash Sharma and Ekta Rajput

Abstract:
The present investigation, entitled "Evaluation of gladiolus cultivars for plant growth and corm production," was conducted at the Pt. K. L. S. College of Horticulture and Research Station Pendri Farm Rajnandgaon (C.G.) during Rabi season, October–April (2018–19). The experiment was laid out in a randomised block design (RBD) with eight treatments (cultivars) and three replications. The cultivar Saffron had the minimum number of days (9.33) required for 50% sprouting, and the maximum plant height (89.80 cm) was recorded in the cultivar Summer Sunshine. The highest number of leaves (8.70) was recorded in cultivar Chipper White; the maximum length of leaf (68.13 cm) and the maximum width of leaf (2.79cm) were recorded in cultivar Summer Sunshine. In the case of corms and cormels yield, the maximum number of corms (2.66) per plant was observed in the cultivar American Beauty; the cultivar Chipper White recorded the maximum (44.73) number of cormels per plant; the maximum diameter of corm (5.52cm) and maximum (55.00g) weight of corms per plant were observed in the cultivar Chipper White; and the cultivar Saffron observed the maximum (29.26 g) weight of cormels per plant.