EVALUATION OF CHINA ASTER ( TION OF CHINA ASTER (Callistephus chinensis Callistephus chinensis L. Ness) . Ness) VARIETIES FOR GROWTH AND FLOWERING UNDER CHHATTISGARH PLAINS AGROCLIMATIC ZONE CONDITIONS TIC ZONE CONDITIONS

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted in the year 2015 -16 at the Department of Floriculture and Landscape
Architecture, IGKV, Raipur for evaluating the performance of China aster varieties. Among the eight varieties
studied, the results showed a highly significant variation for various growth, flower, and flower yield parameters
among the varieties.Varieties Phule ganesh pink recorded maximum plant height, plant spread, number of leaves
plant-1, number of branches plant-1, number of flowers plant-1, flower stalk length, flower diameter, weight of
flower, duration of flower, flower yield plant-1and also flower yield. However flower yield recorded in Phule
ganesh pink was at par with Phule ganesh white, Arka poornima and Arka archana. The variety Arka aadya
recorded earlier days to first bud appearance and days to 50 per cent flowering which was at par with Arka
archana and Arka shashank. The variety Arka poornima recorded maximum vase life, which was at par with Arka
kamini and Phule ganesh pink.