Urmila Devkota1*, Prakriti Adhikari 2, Santosh Lohani3 and Shreya Sharma4
1Himalayan College of Agriculture Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal
2Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
3Nepal Agriculture Research Council, Malepatan, Pokhara, Nepal
4Tribhuwan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Lamjung Campus, Lamjung. Nepal
* Corresponding Author’s Email: urmiladev33@gmail.com
* Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2779-9187
Received on: 7August, 2023 Revised on: 26 November, 2023 Accepted on: 5 December, 2023
Abstract
Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandifloras L.), recognized for its bright, distinctively textured blossoms, is first com-
mercially grown cut flower in Nepal. A study was carried out to assess vegetative, floral, and corm charac-
teristics in gladiolus genotypes in Maltepatan, Pokhara. Twelve genotypes namely NGRV0130(ARSDG-04),
RARSLG-014-1.1, RARSLG-014-1.11, RARSLG-014-2.8, RARSLG-014-3.10(A), RARSLG-014-3.11,
RARSLG-014-6.8, RARSLG-014-6.12, RARSLG-014-6.13, RARSLG-014-7.27(A), RARSLG-014-8.22,
RARSLG-014-9.10 were evaluated from March 02-August 07, 2022. The experiment was laid out in a Ran-
domized complete block design with three replications. The crop geometry was maintained at 50 cm × 28.5
cm in a four-meter square plot containing twenty-eight corms per plot. The genotype RARSLG-014-3.11 was
found earliest on days to 50% sprouting, spike initiation, and floret opening. The genotype RARSLG-014-6.12
was noted to have maximum number of florets per spike and number of spikes per hill, longest rachis length,
and a maximum number of cormels. Similarly, the genotype RARSLG-014-1.11 was a promising genotype
in having a maximum number of corms. The longest length of the spike (140.66 cm) was found for genotype
RARSLG-014-6.8.