Abstract:
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. L
II
1
= Nandini Moonlight, L
=
Nandini Suvro, L
3
= Nandini Chandra, L
4
= Nandini Pink light, L
= Nandini Lemon
Double, L
6
= Nandini Lemon Single, L
7
= Nandini Pink Cup, L
8
5
= Nandini Rose, L
=
Nandini Royal Violet, L
10
= Nandini Violet Single, L
11
= Nandini Blue Vase, L
= Nandini
Ocean violet, L
13
= Nandini Purple bell, L
14
= Nandini Purple picotee and L
= 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. The flower color being the primary
characteristics was given importance and their accurate determination was done using the
Cartesian co-ordinates in CIELab color space. Based on the performances, the lines were
ranked and L
was found to be the highest ranking although all the lines performed well
as standard cut flowers which were classified into different groups based on their flower
characteristics, behavior and their vase life. These findings may be a source of valuable
information for further development of this promising cut flower in Bangladesh.
