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Growth, productivity and quality of gerbera cultivars under forced- and open ventilated polyhouse conditions


DOI: 10.31830/2348-7542.2025.ROC-1256    | Article Id: ROC-1256 | Page : 675-681
Citation :- Growth, productivity and quality of gerbera cultivars under forced- and open ventilated polyhouse conditions. Res. Crop. 26: 675-681
MASINA SAIRAM, SUMIT RAY, DURGA PRASAD PADHI, PENDURTHY A. SUNNY DAYAL, SANTOSH D. T. AND SAGAR MAITRA durgaprasad@cutm.ac.in
Address : Center for Smart Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi -761 211, Odisha, India
Submitted Date : 3-11-2025
Accepted Date : 9-12-2025
Online Published:

Abstract

Gerbera is valued for its attractive colour, long vase life, and high demand in the domestic and export markets. Microclimatic conditions influence growth and productivity, making protected cultivation essential for year-round production of quality flowers in tropical conditions. Also, the performance of gerbera depends on cultivars as they exhibit distinct responses to microclimate, influencing growth, quality and yield potential. However, sufficient research was not conducted on the above in the South Odisha condition. Hence, the present investigation was carried out at the Protected Cultivation Unit, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, during 2022-2024 to evaluate the performance of gerbera cultivars under two different polyhouse environments, namely, forced-ventilated and open-ventilated structures. The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Randomised Block Design with twenty treatment combinations, consisting of ten cultivars across two polyhouses. Results revealed that polyhouse conditions and gerbera cultivars influenced gerbera's growth, yield, and flower quality. The forced-ventilated polyhouse produced a higher flower yield, while maintaining better growth and quality than an open-ventilated structure. Among cultivars, Dana-Ellen consistently exhibited the highest plant height, number of leaves, and flower yield, remaining statistically on par with Dune and Silvester for several parameters. The study concluded that the forced-ventilated polyhouse with the cultivar Dana-Ellen proved to be the most suitable for achieving higher productivity and superior flower quality of gerbera under South Odisha conditions

Keywords

Gerbera growth parameters microclimate protected cultivation yield

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