Production technology of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cultivation

Abstract

Tuberose is one of the important cut flower among the top ten cut flowers. In India, tuberose is commonly known as Gulchari and Galshabbo in Hindi, Rajanigandha in Bengali, Sukandaraji and Nelasanpengi in Telegu, Nilasompangi in Tamil and Sugandharaja in Kannada. Tuberose also uses for table purpose because it has long spike length, long post-harvest life and extremely fragrance due to present of Geraniol, Nerol, Benzyl alcohol, Eugenol, and Methyl anthranilate. Tuberose has around fifteen species under the genus of Polianthes but, twelve species are distributed from Mexico. Among of these flowers nine species have white, one is white tinged with red and two are red colour. Only Polianthes tuberosa L. are growing commercially and all the others are found growing wild. Tuberose is commercially propagated by vegetative methods (Bulb, Bulblet and Division of bulb) but, rarely tuberose propagated by seed, because seed propagated is very difficult. Nowa day’s tuberose also propagated by tissue culture to get virus-free planting material production.