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PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS SNAPDRAGON (ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS L.) CULTIVARS AS CUT FLOWER IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

ANUM SHAFIQUE¹, MUHAMMAD MAQBOOL²*, MUHAMMAD AZHER NAWAZ¹, AND WAQAR AHMED³

Abstract: Sixteen Snapdragon cultivars were imported from United States of America (PanAmerica Seeds, Chicago. IL) and were grown at University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha for their outdoor field performance as cut flower production. Data were collected on various vegetative parameters (number of leaves per plant, plant height, number of secondary branches per plant, number of nodes per plant, stem fresh weight and stem dry weight) and flower spike (days for bud formation, days to bud opening, flower spike length, number of buds per spike). The experiment was laid out according to randomized complete block design (RCBD). The data regarding various growth parameters were analyzed by using standard statistical techniques. The studies revealed that Maryland White Yellow, Potomac Orange Dark, Maryland Golden Bronze, Maryland Pink True and Apollo Cinnamon cultivars of Snapdragon performed well for vegetative growth under existing environmental conditions and produced better quality flower spikes compared to other cultivars tested.

¹University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

²University College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.

 ³Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

*Corresponding author’s E-mail: maqboolmsu@hotmail.com