Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Bhagyashree Narayana Hegde, AM Shirol and Harshavardhan M

Abstract:
The experiment on “Evaluation of different dahlia (Dahlia variabilis L.) genotypes for growth and development” 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 growth and development. Among 35 genotypes, genotype HUBD-26 recorded highest plant height (116.69 cm), number of primary branches (9.5) and secondary branches (13.90), number of leaves (282.50), leaf area (9805 cm²), plant spread East to West and North to South (43.45 cm, 44.40 cm respectively) and duration of crop (151.50 days).