Commercial Floriculture

Calyx Splitting

• Cultivars with too many petals are susceptible to calyx splitting.
• Due to fluctuation in temperature and environmental conditions also influences calyx splitting.

Measures
• Selection of cultivars that are less prone to splitting,
• Regulation of temperature and maintenance of optimal fertilizer level can minimize this disorder.
• This can also be reduced by placing a rubber band or 6mm wide clear plastic tape is used around the calyx of the flowers which have just start opening. This operation is referred as ‘Calyx banding’.