Arushi Garg

• PhD Student at Punjab Agricultural University

The study examined the impact of pollination methods at different timings on various inbred genotypes of pansy (Viola × wittrockiana Gams.) over 2 years in India’s sub-tropical conditions. Four pollination methods were assessed: open pollination, natural self-pollination, hand self-pollination and sib-mating, at two pollination timings: 8–9 a.m. an...

For the establishment of distinctness among the Alstroemeria genotypes, 35 morphological characters and 16 vegetative and flowering parameters were studied for two years (2019–2021) and the results were condensed in the form of draft guidelines. The study came to the conclusion that the vast variability in various vegetative and floral qualities am...

Day to day consumption and need of consumers have increased the production of cut foliage and cut greens in the worldwide market. Open cultivation of fillers and cut greens has attained commercial proposition in Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Northeastern states of India. This has considerably increased export of ra...

The alarming increase of temperature in Northern areas of India makes it difficult to grow seeds due to these temperature fluctuations. Since Punjab is the hub of annual flower seed production it becomes imperative to identify suitable seed primming and growing media for proper growth and germination of seedlings of annual flower crops. Hence this...

Natural farming in floriculture revolves around the principles of minimal intervention and reliance on natural processes. It emphasizes soil health, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem resilience. Unlike conventional methods that heavily depend on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and synthetic growth regulators, natural farming embraces practic...

The evaluation of sixteen diverse genotypes including 14 open-pollinated seedling selections of parent cultivars ‘Riana’ and ‘Serena’ was conducted for two years 2019–2021 under sub-temperate conditions of western Himalayas. The study was aimed at assessing the genetic variability among the diverse genotypes of alstroemeria. Characters such as umbe...