Varietal Evaluation of Asiatic Lily (Lilium asiaticum) Under Prayagraj Shade Net Condition

Abstract

The present investigation entitled, “Varietal evaluation of Asiatic Lily (Lilium asiaticum) under Prayagraj shade net condition” was under taken in the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, (Allahabad). During Rabi season (2021-2022). The experiment was layout in Randomized block design (RBD) with 07 varieties, replicated thrice. The varieties V3 (Beau Soleil)was found the statistically significant compared to other varieties combination, which recorded highest plant height (64.15 cm), Number of leaves (63.33 cm), Length of leaf (11.53 cm), Width of Leaf (2.31 cm), Flower bud appearance (30.73 days), Number of flower buds per shoot4.14), flower bud length(9.9 cm), Flower bud width (5.5 cm), Days taken for bud breaking (22.17 days), Days taken for first flower opening (49.63 days), Days taken for first flower opening (29.30 days), Width of Flower (16.87 cm),Length of Flower (12.80 cm), Flower stalk length (7.02 cm), Number of flowers per shoot (3.47), Weight of bulblets per plant (66.61 g), Number of bulblets per bulb (4.31), followed by V6 (Eremo).