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Gladiolus

Pusa Rajat


Salient Characteristics:

A selection among the progeny obtained from the cross between Bindiya x Creamy Green.

The plants are tall and vigorous with a height of 120-143 cm  and its spikes are upright and long, ranging from 116-134 cm.

Florets are between 19 – 21 in number on medium long sturdy spikes which last for more than 25 days in field life.

It has rachis length  ranging from 80 – 84 cm   and vase life in normal tape water is 10-13 days.

It is very good multiplier and each plant produces on an average 3.33 corms  and number of cormels are also more ranging from 65-70  per plant.

It is  a  mid-season variety and florets starts opening from104-108 days after planting. 

Floret colour is attractive with main colour white group NN 155 B with red group 37 B  shading spot on two  tepals as per R.H.S. colour chart.   Highly suitable for commercial cut flower production

Vegetative and flower traitsMean data  
Plant Height (cm)143.66
Number of shoots per corm3.11
Number of leaves / shoot6.77
Days to flowering106.66
Spike length (cm)127.99
Rachis length (cm)82.00
Number of florets per spike20.55
No. of florets remain open at a time7.11
Floret diameter (cm)10.16
Stem thickness at the base (cm)2.74
Spike longevity (field life, in days)27.44
Number of corms per plant3.33
Number of cormels per plant68.55
Florets vase life of spikes in tap water (day)12.66

Pusa Manmohak


Salient Characteristics:

Florets Colour: Saffron Red (40 B) with thin whitish stripes on the throat of two oppositely placed lower  tepals.

Spikes length: >93.00 cm in length with good rachis length (>55.00 cm).

Numbers of florets:  19 – 21 per spike.

Compact arrangement of florets on all sides of the spike.

Florets remain open at a time: 5-6 .

Corm and cormel production: 2.22 corms  and >49 cormels from each mother corm. Days to flowering:100-105 days.

Duration of flowering: 20-25 days.

Highly suitable for commercial cut flower production. 

Vegetative and flower traits
Mean data
Plant Height (cm)108.55
Number of shoots per corm2.33
Number of leaves / shoot6.77
Days to flowering104.66
Spike length (cm)92.00
Rachis length (cm)56.00
Number of florets per spike19.99
No. of florets remain open at a time5.22
Floret diameter (cm)10.57
Stem thickness (cm)1.90
Spike longevity (field life, in days)12.00
Number of corms per plant2.22
Number of cormels per plant49.33

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