Author(s):

Dr. P Prasanth, Z Salma and S Praneeth Kumar

Abstract: The present experiment was carried out to study the performance of six genotypes of China aster at Floricultural Research Station, SKLTSHU, Hyderabad during 2016-17 to 2018-19 for three years. The mean results of the three years study revealed that, maximum plant height (42.70 cm) and stalk length (17.62 cm) was recorded in Local Pink cultivar. The least number of days (46.05 days) to 50 per cent flowering was registered in Arka Kamini and highest (66.20 days) in Local Pink cultivar. The maximum flower diameter (7.37 cm) was noticed in Local Pink and minimum in Arka Poornima (5.87 cm). Number of flowers per plant (24.45) and 100 flower weight (392.42 g) was recorded in Local Pink and followed by Local White (21.08 & 371.05 g) respectively without any significant difference. However, the lowest number of flowers per plant (13.40) was observed in Arka Poornima. Maximum vase life (11.00 days) was recorded in Local Pink followed by Local White (8.75 days) without any significant difference, the shelf life of flowers was found non-significant.

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