COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF DIFFERENT HYBRID ROSES UNDER CENTRAL PUNJAB CONDITIONS.

Roses are marvelous cut flowers that possess renowned status in floriculture trade. Elite cultivars respond unreliably in new habitat. It is mandatory to explore the prospective of the introduced cultivars to assess the adoptability in new habitat. Therefore, this research was executed at Floriculture Research Substation, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan during 2017-2018 to check the adoptability of elite rose cultivars (Kardinal and Gold medal) in climatology of Faisalabad. Results describes that cultivar kardinal exhibited maximum plant height (98.93cm), minimum days to bloom (59.83), maximum flower life (7.2), more number of flowers (15.58) highest flower diameter (6.27cm), excellent fragrance (3.4) and highest number of petals/flower(24.92). Keeping in view the flourishing growth and potential of this cultivar, it is recommended that kardinal can be grown in climatic condition of Faisalabad for commercial cultivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]