Studies on genetic variability parameters in gladiolus grown under Allahabad agro-climatic conditions

Abstract

An experiment to studies on genetic variability parameters in gladiolus grown under Allahabad agro-climatic conditions was carried out at Horticulture section, College of Agriculture Allahabad rabi season of 2017-2018 with ten Cultivars combinations in randomized block design with three replication. The varieties Yellow gold, Forta rosa, Priscilla, Jester, Morning Gold, Pitter pears, White Prosperity, Red White, Nova lux, Punjab morning. Evaluated were out of twenty two cultivars means estimated phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) was higher than the genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV). The characters, days to 50% sprouting, sprouting per corms, plant height, number of leaves per plant, Days taken to spike emergence, days taken colour break stage, days taken basal floret opening, days taken to 50% flowering, spike length, rachis length, floret diameter, spikes per plant, spikes per plant, vase life, corms per plant, diameter of corm, corm weight.