Morphological characterization and genotypic evaluation of pot mum chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat.) under Chhattisgarh conditions

The present study was conducted to evaluate the “Morphological Characterization and Genotypic Evaluation of Pot Mum Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat.) under Chhattisgarh Conditions" during the Rabi season of 2024-25. The experiment was carried out at the Tissue Culture premises, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur, using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications and treatments. The selected varieties are Bidhan Madhuri, HCC-3 (Hyderabad chrysanthemum collection-3), HCC-2 (Hyderabad chrysanthemum collection-2), PAU-50, Bidhan Taruna, BCKV-123, Bidhan Jayanthi, Bidhan Shova, SS (Shubhra Sonali) and HCC-1 (Hyderabad chrysanthemum collection-1), were evaluated for various vegetative and floral traits, including plant height, branching, stem girth, flowering duration, flower diameter and yield. The results showed significant variability among genotypes. Bidhan Shova produced the tallest plants and the largest flower diameter. while HCC-3 exhibited maximum branching, flowering duration and number of flowers BCKV-123 recorded the highest yield. Conversely, HCC-2 had the shortest flowering period and lowest flower weight. The earliest flowering was observed in Bidhan Shova. Overall, Bidhan Shova, HCC-3 and BCKV-123 were identified as the superior genotypes for pot culture under Chhattisgarh conditions.