ROSE VARIETIES
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ARKA SWADESH
It is ideal for cut flower production under both protected and open field cultivation. It has shining foliage and flowers of attractive red color. Flower production starts from 6 months onwards planting. It produces long stalk flowers with an average stalk length of 30-90 cm in polyhouse and 30-45 cm in open field. Flowers are medium sized with good keeping quality (6 days) and has yielding capacity of 250 flower stalks/m2/year.
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ARKA IVORY
It produces flowers of white colour with long stems. It produces long stalk flowers with an average stalk length of 40-90 cm in polyhouse. This is moderately resistant to mites and has a production potential of 200 flowers/m2 in polyhouse. With long flower stalks, large size buds and good vase life. Arka Ivory has good potential for cut flower production under under protected cultivation.
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ARKA PRIDE
With a production potential of 120 flowers/m2. It has been identified for its attractive orange flower color for cut flower production. Arka Pride has long flower stalks and flowers have good keeping quality. It produces long stalk flowers with an average stalk length of 40-90 cm in polyhouse and 30-60 cm in open field. Flowers are medium sized with good keeping quality and has yielding capacity of 165 fl stalks/sq.mt/year
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ARKA SAVI
It is a spray category of rose belonging to floribunda group. Flowers are purple pink in colour and are produced in bunches. Arka Savi is identified for its floriferous nature with high yield. Potential yield of flowers expected is 30 tons/acre/year. In addition to high yield, it has added advantage of long shelf life of 5-6 days.
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ARKA PARIMALA
It is a fragrant variety and rich in antioxidant and has potential for food colour, food flavor, preparation of rose petal tea and gulkand. It is suitable for open field cultivation with multiple utility as loose flower and for cut flowers. It has yielding capacity of 10 lakh flowers/acre/year. It has field tolerance to thrips and black spot.
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ARKA SUKANYA
It is identified for garden display considering floriferous red purple flowers. The flowers are fragrant with concrete yield of 0.224% based on fresh weight of flowers. Being a fragrant variety, it has the potential for utilization in all rose aroma related products.
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ARKA KINNARI
It is an ever blooming floriferous Hybrid T rose for garden display which produces bicolor flower consisting vermilion red shading towards orient pink. It has high centered buds with slow twisted opening having long stalk with cluster of flowers with dark-green shining foliage. It is a seedling selection from half-sib population of the variety 'Folklore'. Flowers are large with 35-40 petals/flower (400-450 flowers/plant/year).
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ARKA SHARMEELI
It is an ever blooming floriferous Hybrid T rose for garden display. Flower color changes from light pink to different shades of red from bud to different stages of blooming. Flowers are produced in bunches of 2-3 flowers at the tip of long stalks. It is a seedling selection from half-sib population of IIHRR-11(IC-0617919). Flowers are medium size with 30-35 petals/flower (450-500 flowers/plant/year).
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ARKA SINCHANA
It is highly floriferours ever blooming floribunda rose for garden display. It is a seedling selection from half-sib population of variety Five Star. Flowers are bright red in color with flowers produced in bunches. Young leaves are bronze green in colour turning to deep green as the leaves mature. Flowers are small in size (5.4 cm) and filled with multiple petals ranging 40-45/flower. On an average, it produces 1250-1500 flowers/plant/year.