CHRYSANTHEMUM VARIETIES
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ARKA RAVI
It flowers 102 days and earlier than local varieties. Flowers are semi-double type, each being in 6 cm diameter. It produces 130 flowers per plant. Flowers are attractive peach colour. It has vase life of 12 days. Flowers can be used for cut flower.
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ARKA CHANDRIKA
A white flowered hybrid. It produces decorative flowers. It takes 92 days to flower. Number of flowers per plant is 130 which is 3.7 times more than the local white variety. It can be used as cut flower. It was found that its shelf life was 7 days and vase life was 10.8 days. It can also be used in flower arrangement and bouquets. Flowers can also be used as loose flower for Pooja and floral decoration.
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ARKA CHANDRAKANT
Flowers are decorative, white in colour. It takes 124 days to flower. It is dwarf with a plant height of 39 cm. On an average flower diameter is 4.7 cm whose weight is about 1.85 g. It is floriferous and produces 149 flowers with an yield of 272 g per plant. It produces about 2.2 times more flower yield that the local white variety and flowers are more attractive and can be used as loose flowers.
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ARKA KIRTI
It flowers early (88 days). It bears white coloured double Korean type of flowers which fades to pink tinge. It is floriferous and produces 119 flowers per plant. It yields 168 g of flowers per plant which is 1.71 times more than the local white. Its shelf life is 7.5 days. It is dwarf (34.5 cm), spreading (41.1 cm) and compact. Therefore, suitable for bedding and potting purposes besides the flowers can be used for floral decoration.
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ARKA INDIRA
It flowers in three months. The flowers are double Koreans, yellow at bud stage and butter cup yellow at picking stage, fading to aureolin. Each flower is 6.3 cm in diameter. It produces about 300 g flowers per plant under field conditions. It is good multiplier and can be multiplied by cuttings. It is ideal for cut flower purpose, religious offerings, wreaths, bedding and potting.
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ARKA NILIMA
It takes 116 days to flower. It bears purple coloured decorative flowers whose diameter is 4.86 cm and average flower weight is 1.95 g. It is floriferous and bears 144 flowers per plant. On an average its flower yield per plant is 281 g. Suitable for cut flower (spray type) purpose having vase of 14 days. Flowers are compact and is good for loose flowers purpose for floral decoration.
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ARKA PANKAJ
It flowers early and takes about 114 days to bloom. It bears pink attractive flowers, which are decorative type. Diameter of flower is 4.8 cm which weight 2.68 g. It is high yielding and produces 140 flowers with an yield of 363 g per plant. Its attractive flowers on stiff stalk make them suitable for cut flower purpose. Loose flowers can be used for floral decoration.
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ARKA RAVIKIRAN
It takes 122 days to flower. This hybrid is a novelty. It looks like a papery flower. The flower type is stellate. Its flower diameter is 6.12 cm and flower weight is 2.48 g. It produces 86 flowers per plant. Flowers colour is greyed red fades to greyed, orange. It is suitable as cut flower and can be used in flower vases or in bouquets. It has vase life of 12 days.
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ARKA RED GOLD
It flowers in four months. Flowers are initially greyish orange in colour and fade to golden yellow, double Koreans, each being 5.1 cm in diameter. It flowers profusely producing on an average 400 g flowers per plant. It can be used for cut flower purpose and is good for bedding, potting, wreaths and for religious offerings.
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ARKA YELLOW GOLD
On an average it takes 140 days to flower. It bears yellow coloured decorative flowers whose diameter is 5.26 cm and weight is 2.16 g. Petals have brick red coloured stripes. It produces 113 flowers per plant. Flower yield per plant is 244 g, good for loose flower purpose. It is also suitable for cut flower (spray type) purpose and has a vase life of 14 days.
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ARKA YELLOW STAR
It is a yellow flowered cultivar. Flowers are decorative with an average diameter of 4.33 cm. It takes 140 days to flower. It produces 150 flowers per plant. It is high yielding and produces 272 g flowers per plant which is 1.3 times more than local yellow variety. Flowers can be used as cut flower in flower arrangement and can be used as loose flowers for garlands, floral decorations.
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ARKA USHA KIRAN
It takes 121 days for flowering. It produces 170 flowers per plant. Flowers are semi-double type with prominent disc, each being 5 cm diameter. Flowers are attractive yellow colour. This is suitable for bedding/potting and loose flower purpose it has shelf life of 7 days.
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ARKA PINK STAR
It is early flowering (63 days), flowers are semi-double, more number of flowers per plant, used for pot plant and bedding.