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Botanical name of Gladiolus

Gladiolus grandiflora

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Family of Gladiolus

Iridaceae

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Origin of Tetraploid Gladiolus

Africa & Asia minor

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Origin of Diploid Gladiolus

Europe

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Chromosome number of Tetraploid Gladiolus

2n=30

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Chromosome number of Diploid Gladiolus

2n=60

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Optimum soil pH requirement for Gladiolus cultivation is

6-7

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Gladiolus is also known as

Queen of Bulb

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Best suited climate for Gladiolus cultivation is

Subtropical & Temperate

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Gladiolus is commercially propagated through

Corms

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Optimum corms size for Gladiolus propagation

4-5 cm diameter

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Optimum corms weight for Gladiolus propagation

20-30 gm

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Spacing requirement for Gladiolus cultivation is

20x20 cm / 

20x30 cm

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Seed rate (Corms) of Gladiolus

1,60,000 corms/ha or

3200 kg corms/ha

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Important operation in Gladiolus cultivation is

Hilling

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Gladiolus is a

Short day plant

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Chemical fertilizers requirement for Gladiolus crop is

120 N: 150 K: 150 P

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Generally corms are planted at a depth of 

5 cm

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Increased application of super phosphate to Gladiolus cause

Leaf scorching

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Leaf scorching of Gladiolus is also called as

Flouride injury

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Gladiolus is also called as

Sword lilly

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Chemical used to break the dormancy of corms is

Ethylene chlorohydrine & GA

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Average yield of Gladiolus is

2-3 lakh spikes/ha & 10-12 tons corms/ha

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Fragrant variety of Gladiolus is

Sagar

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Geotropism disorder of Gladiolus is due to

Transporting

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Gladiolus variety developed by IARI

Pusa sweta,

Pusa unnati,

Pusa srijana,

Pusa kiran,

Pusa shubham,

Pusa svarnima

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Gladiolus variety developed by IIHR

Sindhu,

Nazrana,

Arka gold,

Arka Naveen,

Apsara,

Arka amer

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Gladiolus variety developed by NBRI

Archana, 

Manisha,

Kohra,

Arun,

Kalima,

Mohini,

Manohar

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Big flowered varieties of Gladiolus are

Snow princes,

Patrica,

Oskar,

Happy end,

Yellow stone,

Suchitra

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Small flowered varieties of Gladiolus are

Royal jubilee,

Red canna,

Canbera

Gladiolus crop insect pest and diseases are posted in Entomology and Pathology Section