Performance of dahlia (Dahlia variabilis L.) genotypes for floral and yield attributes

Abstract

The experiment on “Performance of dahlia (Dahlia variabilis L.) genotypes for floral and yield attributes” was carried out at the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Sirsi, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka with a view to find out the best genotypes for floral and yield characters. Among 35 genotypes HUBD-26 recorded minimum days to flowering (31.40 days), maximum flower yield per plant (559.03 g) and flower yield per hectare (207.05 q). Whereas Genotype HUBD-21 recorded longest duration of flowering (84.80 days) and HUBD-30 (13.52 cm) showed highest flower diameter. The number of petals per flower was recorded maximum (104.30) in genotype HUBD-25.