National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
China aster [Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees.] Belongs to the family Asteraceae and is native of China. It is grown as cut flower, loose flower, bedding plant, for flower decoration, for preparation of bouquets and garlands. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance F1 hybrids for qualitative and quantitative characters. The experiments were conducted in 2015-17 in the Research Field of the Division of Floriculture and Medicinal Crops, at ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru. Fifteen F1 hybrids in Line x Tester involving five female (Arka Kamini, Arka Poornima, Arka Aadya, Arka Archana, Arka Violet Cushion) and three pollen parents (Arka Shashank, Local Violet, Local Pink) were evaluated for vegetative growth, flower quality, yield and postharvest life. Among the hybrids, hybrid-8 was the best performer with highest number of leaves/plant (312.47), number of branches/plant (23.19), number of flowers per plant (93.66), highest weight of flowers/plant (293 g) and flower yield per hectare (24.68 tonne). Hybrid-4 recorded maximum plant height (73.16 cm) and longest (28.92 days) duration of flowering.
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