Evaluation of gerbera varieties for growth and flowering under polyhouse in the plains of west Bengal

Dipika Sarmah; Swathi Kolukunde; Dr. Tapas Mandal

Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Evaluation of gerbera varieties for growth and flowering under polyhouse in the plains of west Bengal

Dipika Sarmah, Swathi Kolukunde, Dr. Tapas Mandal

Abstract :

A study was conducted to evaluate seven varieties of gerbera (Dune, Goliath, Cacharelle, Forza, Danaellen, Lancaster and Malibu) for growth and flowering under polyhouse at Mondouri Horticulture Research Station of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidylaya under subtropical plains during 2011-2012. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications having ten plants each in raised beds under polyhouse. Among the varieties studied, there were highly significant variations observed for growth, yield and quality parameters. The data revealed that among all the seven varieties under study, Dune had significantly highest plant height (54.70cm) followed by Cacharelle (51.27cm) and Malibu (46.13cm).The same cultivar also required minimum days (40.23) for visibility of flower bud, maximum flower size (15.27cm), flower number (9.37) and stalk length (80.13 cm). With respect to vegetative parameters like number of leaves per plant was recorded highest in variety Lancastar (42.20) followed by Cacharelle (33.30). Highest number of suckers per plant was found in variety Malibu (4.43) followed by Forza (4.10). On the basis of overall performance, varieties Dune, Goliath, Cacharelle, Malibu were found superior with respect to growth and flowering characteristics under polyhouse in West Bengal condition.