Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

The current study was carried out during the year 2022-2023 at Dr. YSRHU College of Horticulture, Anantharajupeta, Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh. The experiment involved ten distinct crossandra cultivars as treatments and laid in Randomized Block Design (RBD) and replicated thrice. Significant findings were observed for all the growth and flowering parameters. The findings showed that among the cultivars highest plant height (81.20 cm), plant spread (2742.35 cm²), leaf area (2595.93 cm²) was recorded in Arka Shravya. However, more number of branches per plant was recorded in Arka Chenna (20.53). Arka Shravya showed the earliest spike initiation (57.80 days) and days to first harvest (75.53 days), Duration of flowering was maximum in Arka Shravya (47.00 days). Similarly maximum number of flowers per spike (51.33) and number of spikes per plant (81.00) was noted in Arka Shravya. The improved performance was attributed to genetic factors which might have contributed to the superior adaptability for cultivation in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.