Evaluation of the different varieties of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in Prayagraj agroclimatic condition, Uttar Pradesh

The experiment was conducted in the Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science, Prayagraj, during 2024-2025. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 07 Lotus varieties and each variety was replicated 4 times. The different varieties used in the experiment were 108, Akhila, Fong Hu, Sai thung sui, Super lotus 14, Allahabad local lotus-1, Allahabad local lotus-2. The result obtained showed that the variety V3: Fong Hu showed significantly better performance in parameters like plant height (41.85 cm), leaf length (14.94 cm), leaf width (21.04 cm), number of buds per plant (18.37), number of days for emergence of flower bud (20.95), flower diameter (14.64 cm), flower length (20.56 cm), duration of flowering (10.90), vase life (6.88), total number of flowers/plant (38.41), yield of rhizome/plant (1.65 kg), yield of rhizome/ha (30400.25), and which was found to be at par with variety V4: Sai Thung Sui in plant height (40.49 cm), leaf length (14.14 cm), leaf width (20.31 cm), number of buds per plant (17.89), number of days for emergence of flower bud (12.01), flower diameter (13.33 cm), flower length (14.49 cm), vase life (6.24) and number of leaf was found maximum in variety V5: Super lotus 14 (37.07) followed by V3: Fong Hu (35.89) Hence, variety V3 and V4 is excellent in terms of performance and plant growth under Prayagraj agroclimatic conditions.