STUDIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME EXOTIC GLADIOLUS CULTIVARS UNDER RAIN-FED CONDITIONS

Authors

  • Salman Mushtaq, Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Syed Zia ul Hasan, Muhammad Arif, Sami Ullah, Misbah Rasheed, Rizwan Rafique

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17762/ijma.v2i3.23

Abstract

Gladiolus is a popular cut flower, both with the consumer and the florist alike because of its many spike forms, colors and color combinations. Four exotic cultivars of Gladiolus alatus viz., Madriver, Fado, Florared and Pietmohlen were evaluated for their performance under Rainfed conditions in the experimental area of the Department of Horticulture, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. Results showed that all gladiolus cultivars had significant effect on vegetative and floral characters. Among these cultivars Pietmohlen was promising for leaf length (cm), leaf area (cm2), days taken to start blooming, number of florets per plant and florets length. Florared showed superiority for number of leaves per plants and vase life. Pietmohlen and Florared performed better than Fado and Madriver in regards to vegetative and floral characteristics. Hence these two cultivars are recommended for general cultivation under conditions.

Published

2020-09-06

How to Cite

Salman Mushtaq, Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Syed Zia ul Hasan, Muhammad Arif, Sami Ullah, Misbah Rasheed, Rizwan Rafique. (2020). STUDIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME EXOTIC GLADIOLUS CULTIVARS UNDER RAIN-FED CONDITIONS. International Journal of Modern Agriculture, 2(3), 108 - 113. https://doi.org/10.17762/ijma.v2i3.23

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Articles