Varieties developed in India

Varieties developed in India

A. Varieties Evolved at IARI, New Delhi:

VARIETIES

PARENTAGE

REMARKS

Agnirekha

Sylvia Seedlings(1980)

Fire red with saffron yellow blotch and scarlet florets, mid season variety

Anjali

SancerreX Rose Spire(1997)

Florets are scarlet pink with yellow dusting on falls, mid season variety.

Archana

Creamy Green X Amercian Beauty(1997)

Florets are scarlet pink with yellow dusting on falls, mid season variety.

Bindiya

Ratna Butterfly Seedling(1997)

Florets are yellowish cream with fan-shaped red coloration on 2 side falls, it is also a mid season variety.

Chandni

Green Woodpecker X White Butterfly (1997)

Florets are greenish white and early season variety.

Chirag

Cygnet X Little Fawn(1997)

Florets are orange in colour with deeper throat and mid season variety.

Dhanvantri

Jr.Prom X Lucky Star (1995)

Florets are light yellow and mid season variety.

Kamini

Ava X Christian Jane(2000)

Floret colour orange-red with fan-shaped purple red lip on light yellow base on 2 side falls, early mid-season variety.

Lohit

Creamy Green X American Beauty (2000)

Floret colour is red with white mid-ribs on 2 side falls, early mid-season variety.

Mayur

Sylvia Seedlings(1980)

Florets lilac-purple with dark purple throat, mid season variety.

Mohini

Ave X Christian Jane(2000)

Floret colour red-purple with fan-shaped deep purple colour on yellow on 2 side fall, early mid-season variety

Neelam

Sylvia X Patricia(1987)

Deep mauve florets, mid season variety

Pusa Suhagin

Sylvia Seedlings(1987)

Florets ruby-red with barium yellow streaks on the lower tepals, late season variety.

Rangmahal

Red Bantam X Flaura Belli (2000)

Florets ruffled, red-purple and compactly arranged, mid season variety.

Sarang

White Oak Seedlings(1997)

Florets purple red and a mid season variety

Shweta

Wind Song X Pink Frost Seedlings(1997)

Florets frilled white with green-yellow throat, mid season variety.

Suchitra

Sylvia SeedlingsX Jo Wagenenaar (1980)

Florets camellia rose with vermillion and purple blotch, mid season variety.

Sukanya

Salmon Queen Seedlings(2000)

Floret colour white with Scarlet ring in the lip, early mid season variety.

Sunayna

George Mazure X Eurovision (1997)

Florets pink with red throat, early variety.

Swapnil

Viola Seedlings (2000)

Florets violet with creamy throat, early blooming

Swarnima

Dhanvantari spontaneous mutant(2000)

Florets coopery yellow, mid-season variety.

Urmil

Tinker Belle X Break O’Dawn (2000)

Florets violet with creamy throat, Early blooming

Vandana

George MazureX Eurovision (1997)

Orange coloured variety, early mid season variety.


B. Varieties Evolved at IIHR, Hessaraghatta, Bangalore

VARIETIES

PARENTAGE

REMARKS

Aarti

Shirley X Melody(1980)

Florets poppy-red with purple-red and canary-yellow blotch, it is a mid season variety

Apsara

Black Hack X Friendship (1980)

Florets ruby-red with barium yellow flecks in throat

Kum Kum

Watermelon Pink X Lady John (1993)

Florets are red with yellow blotch

Meera

G.P.I.X Friendship(1979)

Florets are white

Nazrana

Black Jack X Friendship(1979)

Florets are cardinal-red with barium yellow flash in throat

Poonam

Geliber Herald X R.N.121(1979)

Florets are yellow, spikes 98cm long with 17 florets.

Sagar

Melody X Wild rose(1994)

Florets are yellow, spikes 98cm long with 17 florets.

Sapna

Green Woodpecker X Friendship (1979)

Florets are greenish yellow

Shakti

Wild rose mutant(1981)

Florets are pink yellow throat

Sindur

(1994)

Florets are red with darker blotches and yellow splashes


C. Varieties Evolved at NBRI, Lucknow

VARIETIES

PARENTAGE

REMARKS

Archana

Sylvia X Friendship (1984)

Floret colour purple with yellow blotch and white mid-rib, mid-season variety

Arun

Sylvia X Fancy (1984)

Florets Vermillion and it is a late blooming variety

Basant Bahar

Unias Challenge Seedling

Florets are yellow with magenta specks in throat

Dhiraj

Beauty Spot X Psittacinus Hybrid(1993)

Florets are purple with deeper and yellow blotch

Gazel

White Friendship Seedlings

Floret are pink with darker lips and linear shading, having yellow throat

Hans

Friendship X G.tristis (1985)

Florets white with falls having mid-rib

Indrani

Friendship X G.tristis (1985)

Florets crimson with white mid-rib

Jwala

Psittacinus Hybrid Seedling

Floret vermillion with blotched yellow

Kalima

Sylvia Seedlings

Florets red with 2 side falls blotched yellow

Manhar

Friendship X G.tristis(1983)

Florets with rosy tips and yellow throat

Manisha

Friendship X G.tirstis(1983)

Florets yellow with purple splashes at tips and this is a late blooming variety

Manmohan

Friendship X G.tristis (1982)

Florets yellow with purple and splashes at tips and it is a late blooming variety

Manohar

Friendship X G.tristis (1982)

Floret are purple and throat yellow and it is a late blooming variety

Mohini

Friendship X G.tristis (1982)

Florets white splashed with rose and throat yellow and late bloomer

Mridula

Friendship X G.tristis (1985)

Florets purpled specked at edges with yellow throat and white mid-ribs, mid season bloomer

Mukta

Friendship X G.tristis (1981)

Florets sulphur-yellow splashed with purple, late bloomer

Pitamber

Friendship X G.tristis (1985)

Florets light green with purple steaks in the throat, a mid-season bloomer

Priyadarshini

Lavanesque seedling

Florets mauve and throat white

Sada Bahar

Sylvia seedling

Florets specked purple with sulphur yellow petal mid-ribs

Sanyukta

Friendship X G.tristis (1984)

Florets rose with primrose-yellow throat and mid-season bloomer

Smita

Lavanesque seedling

Floret rose with dark margins

Triloki

Friendship X G.tristis (1984)

Florets rose with yellow throat and it is a mid-seson blooming variety.



D. Varieties Evolved at HETC,Chaubattia
Horticulture Experiment and Training centre, Chaubattia (Almora) developed four varieties:

Chaubattia Ankur
Oscar X Friendship
Chaubattia Arunima Oscar X Motherfisher
Chaubattia Shobhit Meria goretti x tropic Sea
Chaubattia tripti Sunny Boy x Oscar

E. Varieties Evolved at PAU, Ludhiana:
Punjab Dawn (Suchitra X Melody), Punjab Morning (Sancerre X White Prosperity) and Sher-e-Punjab
(Suchitra X Melody)
F. Varieties developed by GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
  • Shubangini: A mutant of ‘Fidelio’ developed through gamma radiation. Spikes are 95-100cm long each with 15-18florets. Florets are white, slightly ruffled and 12cm across. Very good multiplier.
G. Variety developed by M.P.K.V., Pune
  • Shree Ganesh: This variety possesses yellow white floret. Spike length is 115 to 120cm with nearly 19 florets on each spike. The diameter of floret is 10-11cm. Each corm produces 2 corms and 70-80 cormels.
Two more varieties of gladiolus at pre-release stage from this center are Prerna (GK-GL-94-42) and Neelrekha (GK-GLK-94-55)
H. IHBT, Palampur
  • Anurag (Her Majesty X Aldebran)
  • Brick Beauty ( Vink’s Glory X Eurovision)
  • Cute Munni ( Bonfire X Eurovision)
  • Palampur Princess ( Bonfire X Aldebran)
  • Palampur Queen ( Green Woodpecker X Oscar)
  • Tushar Mauli ( Oscar X Friendship)
I. Varieties Developed by B.B.S.Bhadri in Himachal Pradesh
Bhadri (1963) developed some varieties suitable for cultivation in H.P.Some of these varieties are.

1. Bhadri May Blossom 2. Bhadri Dwarf 3. Bhadri Blue 4. Bhadri Bicoloured 5. Bhadri Purple Striped 6. Bhadri Salmon Glow 7. Bhadri Deep Purple Splashed 8. Cherry Glow
9. Bright Red Primulinus 10. Rose of Heaven 11. Morning Kiss 12. Bhadri’s Red Giant 13. Bhadri Early Peace 14. Bhadri Yellow Crest 15. Zakir Hussain (6-petalled)
16. Border Gem 17. Zakir Hussain ( 8-petalled) 18. Bhadri’s Simla Sunset 19. Light Mauve (deep mauve strips) 20. Bhadri’s Milky Way 21. Light Salmon Pink (throat)
22. Yellow Beauty 23. Bhadri Violet Beauty 24. Bhadri Jupiter 25. Bhadri Elite 26. Bhadri Velvet 27. Bhadri Orange Glow 28. Bhadri Dazzier 29. Bhadri Queen of Pink
30. Bhadri Scarlet 31. Raj Niwas Pride 32. Bhadri’s Baby Doll (lighter purple) 33. Bhadri Red & White 34. Bhadri’s Red Prince 35. Bhadri Lemon Queen 36. Bhadri’ Liliput
37. Bhadri Rose (deep rose, throat veined red) 38. Bhadri’s Love Song 39. Bhadri Blazing Star 40. Bhadri Pearl 41. Bhadri Indian Chief 42. Bhadri Tricolour
43. Rare Colour Bhadri Royalty 44. Glory of Raj Niwas 45. Bhadri Bouquet 46. Bhandri Enchantment 47. Bhadri Oriental Charm 48. Bhadri Giant Flowered
49. Bhadri’s Fire Dream 50. Bhadi Celestial 51. Bhadri Morning Glory 52. Bhadi Peach Glow 53. Bhadri’s Souvenir

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