Collection and evaluation of local spider lily germplasm of the south Gujarat region
Research Type
Departmental Research
Experiment Background
Spider lilly (Hymenocallislittoralis L. syn. H. adnata L.) a bulbous ornamental plant belonging to family Amaryledaceae is one of the popularly grown and economically important flowering crop in Southern Gujarat, India. Production of spider lilly is worth rupees 7.50 crores per annum in Surat (Gujarat) region (Anon. 2007). Farmers grow spider lilly for remunerative price, pleasant fragrance and have attractive white flowers. Due to importance and easy culturable practices in this high rainfall area, the crop is gaining popularity among the growers (Bhatt, 2007).
In spider lily, a very narrow variability was observed and in our region, only white flower spider lily has been observed. For a modern and industrialized horticulture, there is always demand and necessity of new varieties. As such there is no variety released in spider lily till date.There is an immense scope for the collection and exploitation of local spider lily in and around the South Gujarat regions.Keeping in view the importance of collection and evaluation of spider lily, an investigation is going to be carried out to exploit the promising genotype through selection.
Experiment Group
Horticulture
Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit
(13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Department
(215)Floriculture and Landscape Architecture,ACHF, Navsari
BudgetHead
(329/12046/01)329/07/REG/02132
Objective
1. To evaluate the local genotypes of spider lily of the South Gujarat region.
2. To exploit promising genotype of spider lily.
Season
Perennial
Location Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit
(13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Location Department
(215)Floriculture and Landscape Architecture,ACHF, Navsari