Commercial Floriculture

Propagation

Seeds: Gladiolus can be propagated through (i) Corms (ii) Cormels (iii) Seeds and (iv)Tissue culture

(i) Through Corms Propagation of gladiolus through corms is a commercially used method. A single corm produces on an average of 1 to 3 flowers along with daughter corms in a season depending upon its size and the variety. 10-50 cormels can be obtained from a single corm.

(ii) Through Cormels
• Cormels from corms are healkthier planting material.
• The multiplication of gladiolus through cormels is an inexpensive and rapid method which enables build up of large stocks with minimum cost.
• The cormels also tend to escape diseases of viruses even if the parent corm is infected.

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