Genetic variability, Heritability ... ( Gerbera jamesonii )

shelf life (-0.832) and vase life (-0.533) showed highly

per plant. Anuradha and Gowda (2002) reported the

significant and negative correlation. Length of ray floret

positive correlation of flower yield with number of leaves

was highly significant and positive correlation with days

in gerbera.

to flower open after bud emergence (0.375), diameter

of flower stalk (0.422), diameter of neck (0.689) and

Phenotypic level

fresh weight of flower head (0.670). However, shelf life

(-0.292) and number of suckers per plant (-0.323) was

At phenotypic level, number of leaves per plant attained

significant but negatively correlated. Days to flower open

highly significant and positive correlation with number

after bud emergence had highly significant and positive

of flowers per sq. m per year (0.451). Similar findings

correlation with days to harvest stage after flower open

were observed by Kumar et al., (2012) in gerbera which

(0.873), diameter of flower stalk (0.770), number of ray

reveals that cut flower production can be increased by

florets (0.652) while, number of flowers per sq. m per

selecting for number of leaves. Whereas, highly significant

year showed highly significant and negative association

but negative correlation with length of leaf (-0.440) and

(-0.836) but significant and negative association was

days to harvest stage after flower open (-0.468) was

observed with shelf life (-0.298) and number of suckers

observed (table 3). Length of leaf had highly significant

per plant (-0.324). Aswath and Parthasarathy (1994)

and positive correlation with breadth of leaf (0.577),

also noticed positive correlation between days taken

plant spread (0.616), flower stalk length (0.573), days

to flower head with flower stalk diameter in gerbera.

to harvest stage after flower open (0.554) and number

Shelf life was highly significant and positive correlation

of ray florets (0.527) but highly significant and negative

with vase life (0.570) and fresh weight of flower head

correlation was obtained with shelf life (-0.686) and vase

(0.542). However, diameter of flower stalk (-0.555) and

life (-0.425). Breadth of leaf showed highly significant

diameter of neck (-0.980) showed highly significant but

and positive correlation with plant spread (0.551) and

negative correlation. Whereas, diameter of flower stalk

number of flowers per sq. m per year (0.378), while, flower

had significant and positive correlation with number of

stalk length (0.362), length of ray floret (0.319), days to

ray florets (0.328). Similar findings were reported by

harvest stage after flower open (0.294) and number of

Baweja (2000) in china aster. Diameter of neck was

suckers per plant per year (0.333) attained significant and

highly significant and positive correlation with number

positive correlation. However, diameter of disc (-0.298)

of suckers per plant (0.771), vase life (0.443) and number

and shelf life (-0320) were showed significant and

of ray florets (0.533), while, number of flowers per sq. m

negative association. Plant spread was highly significant

per year was highly significant but negative correlation

and positive correlation with diameter of flower (0.376),

(-0.837). Number of suckers per plant per year showed

flower stalk length (0.751), length of ray floret (0.636) and

highly significant and negative correlation with vase life

number of ray florets (0.507), whereas, shelf life (-0.541)

(-0.719) and significant negative correlation with fresh

attained highly significant but negative correlation.

weight of flower head (-0.367), whereas, number of

Diameter of flower showed highly significant and positive

flowers per sq. m per year showed significant and positive

association with flower stalk length (0.429), length of

correlation (0.330). Significant and positive correlation of

ray floret (0.520) and diameter of flower stalk (0.452),

vase life was associated with fresh weight of flower head

while, diameter of disc (0.334) and fresh weight of flower

(0.386), while, number of ray florets had significant and

head (0.398) attained significant and positive association.

negative correlation with number of flowers per sq. m

Balaram and Janakiram (2009) also reported positive

per year (-0.318) and fresh weight of flower head showed

and significant relationship of floret diameter with spike

highly significant and negative correlation with number

length in gladiolus. However, vase life noted significant

of flowers per sq. m per year (-0.495). However, the

and negative association (-0.348). Diameter of disc had

number of flowers per sq. m per year exhibited highly

highly significant and positive correlation with shelf

significant and showed positive correlation with number

life but showed significant and positive correlation with

of leaves per plant, breadth of leaf and number of suckers

fresh weight of flower head (0.378), whereas, diameter

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