EVALUATION OF LISIANTHUS (Eustoma grandiflorum) LINES FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION IN BANGLADESH
An
experiment was accomplished in the Horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University during the period of April to October, 2016 to screen
some lisianthus lines for production in Bangladesh. Fifteen lisianthus lines viz. L1= Nandini Moonlight, L2=
Nandini Suvro, L3= Nandini Chandra, L4= Nandini Pink
light, L5= Nandini Lemon Double, L6= Nandini Lemon
Single, L7= Nandini Pink Cup, L8= Nandini Rose, L9=
Nandini Royal Violet, L10= Nandini Violet Single, L11=
Nandini Blue Vase, L12= Nandini Ocean violet, L13=
Nandini Purple bell, L14= Nandini Purple picotee and L15=
Nandini Lavender was used in this experiment arranged in a Randomized Complete
Block Design with three replications. Data on different growth and flowering
parameters were taken to which all the lines showed significant variations. L8
showed the lowest rosette% (4.7) whereas maximum was observed in L12
(17.7). In most of the parameters, L9 showed the best result (plant
height-68.8 cm, no. of leaves- 51.7, flower head diameter- 7.3 cm, stem length-
53.5 cm and vase life- 20.7 days) giving it rank 1 on the basis of total score
although all the lines showed promise to be a quality cut flowers. So, this
flower has the potential to be promising addition to our present flower market.