Arka Pratham: An early blooming Gladiolus cultivar


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Authors

  • T Manjunatha Rao ICAR-IIHR, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, Karnataka.
  • T Janakiram ICAR-IIHR, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, Karnataka.
  • S S Negi ICAR-IIHR, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, Karnataka.
  • M V Dhananjaya ICAR-IIHR, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, Karnataka.
  • Rajiv Kumar ICAR-IIHR, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, Karnataka.
  • S Sujatha ICAR-IIHR, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, Karnataka.

Abstract

Gladiolus, the queen of bulbous flowers, is commercially grown worldwide for its spike with array of colourful florets. There is an increasing demand for new cultivars which is early to bloom and has novel attractive floret colour, improved spike qualities like more number of spikes per plant, and good corm/cormel multiplication ability. As a result of several years of research during 2019, scientists at ICAR-II HR, Bengaluru have developed novel gladiolus cultivar ‘Arka Pratham’ through hybridization followed by selection for commercial cultivation. This cultivar was tested under All India Coordinated Research Project on Floriculture and recommended for agro-climatic zones 4, 5, 6 and 7. It is suitable for cut flower, bouquet preparation, floral arrangement and garden display.

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Submitted

2020-11-16

Published

2020-11-16

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 4 (2020)

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How to Cite

Rao, T. M., Janakiram, T., Negi, S. S., Dhananjaya, M. V., Kumar, R., & Sujatha, S. (2020). Arka Pratham: An early blooming Gladiolus cultivar. Indian Horticulture, 65(4). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/107279