EFFECT OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS OF BENDING IN ROSE (ROSA HYBRIDA L.) VARIETIES UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATIONS.D. PUNITH KUMAR, S.K. NATARAJ, V. SRINIVASA, REVANNA REVANNAVAR AND M. SHANKARAbstract The current investigation was carried out at, Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture College of Horticulture, Mudigere, to study the Effect of Different Positions of Bending in Rose (Rosa hybrida L.) Varieties under Protected Cultivation. Among different interactions, V1B1 recorded maximum plant height (132.38 cm) maximum inter nodal length (6.40 cm), maximum number of shoots per plant (4.31). In case of quality and yield attributes, V1B1 showed minimum days for first flower bud appearance, days taken for harvest from first bud appearance and days taken for harvest after bending (31.40 days, 15.03 and 50.44 days, respectively), maximum stalk length (73.46 cm), stem girth (7.67), flower bud length (3.82 cm), flower bud diameter (3.22 cm) and vase life (13.30 days) were also observed in V1B1. As far as parameter concerned same interaction i.e., V1B1 was found to be high yielder with respect to number of flowers per plant (4.80) and flowers per meter square (46.00).V1B1 was found superior over all other interactions. Hence, the commercial bending of rose bended at shoot junction bud could be taken up as effective cultural practice in rose. |