Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Sushree Sunandita Patel and Urfi Fatmi

Abstract:
The experiment entitled “Evaluation of hybrid tea roses (Rosa hybrida) under Prayagraj agroclimatic conditions" was carried out in the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj from December 2020 to April 2021. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 10 different hybrids replicated 3 times each. The hybrid tea rose cultivars used were: Harrogate (V₁), Lace (V₂), Wedding Bells (V₃), Pascali (V₄), Sheer Elegance (V₅), Achutananda (V₆), Morning Star (V₇), Breathless (V₈), Pride of Midinipur (V₉) and Fragrant Cloud (V₁₀). Several morphological (No. of flower buds per plant, Flower bud diameter, Flower stalk length) and quality parameters (No. of days taken from bud emergence to tight bud stage, No. of days taken from tight bud stage to full bloom, Blooming period) of the flower were taken for the above study. Results showed that hybrid var. Pride of Midinipur (V₉) was observed to be best performing in terms of No. of flower buds per plant (5) and No. of days taken from tight bud stage to full bloom (6 days) whereas the hybrid var. Harrogate (V₁) was observed to be best performing in terms of Flower bud diameter (3.1 cm) and Achutananda (V₆) was best for Blooming period (56 days). The hybrid var. Pascali (V₄) was observed to be best performing in terms of No. of days taken from bud emergence to tight bud stage (4 days) and Sheer Elegance (V₅) was performed best in Flower Stalk length (35.6 cm).