Growth and Flowering Responses of Elite Varieties of Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.) in Rawalpindi Climate Zone
Monis Hussain Shah1*, Riaz Ur Rehman2, Riaz Ali Shah1, Farwa Batool3, Rizwan Rafique4, Muhammad Usman5, Sajida Bibi6, Sadia Yasin7 and Samida Qamar8
1Horticultural Research Institute for Floriculture and landscaping, Rawalpindi, 44000, Pakistan; 2Directorate of Floriculture (T & R), Punjab, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan; 3Floriculture Training Center, Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore, 54000, Pakistan; 4Extension and adaptive Research, Chakwal, 48800, Pakistan; 5Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; 6Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, 38000, Pakistan; 7Food science and technology department, Minhaj University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan; 8Parks and Horticultural Authority, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Monis Hussain Shah, Horticultural Research Institute for Floriculture and landscaping, Rawalpindi, 44000, Pakistan; Email: monishussain50@gmail.com
Figure 1:
A: the fresh bulbs of 2017-18 that were purchased from international importers, B: bulbs after preservation almost for 5 months prior to sowing in 2018-19. C: bulbs loss of regular shape observed during the year of 2019 after spring flowering. D: Extremely short flower stem size and E: is irregular and sparse bearing of flowers as well.
Table 1:
Response of commercial tulip cultivars in HRI-Islamabad in 2017-18.
Table 3:
Response of commercial tulip cultivars in HRI-Islamabad after storage in 2018-19.