STUDIES REGARDING A VARIETAL ASSORTMENT OF POTTED CHRYSANTHEMUM

Chrysanthemum is one of the major crops in the word and it is grown for twobasic ways for cut flowers and potted plants, depending of market demand. In the lastyears the cultivated areas with Chrysanthemum have gained a significant growth.Also, due to the progress made in the selection of chrysanthemum, in order to obtainvaluable varieties grown in pots, knowledge of characteristics morphology has ofmajor importance, and the enrichment of the existing assortment in our country isthe main objective of the growers. The flowers occur in various forms, and can bedaisy-like, decorative, pompon or buttons. In addition, many colors are available,such as white, yellow, red, purple and green. The present paper aimed to study themain characteristics of Chrysanthemum grown in pots of the following cultivars:`Vanilla`, `Eté Indien`, `Camina Red`, `Pamplona Jogger White`, `Amelia Jogger`, `AvalonSalmon`. The measurements of the experiment were focused on the vegetative growthof the cultivars listed above (plant diameter, circumferences of the plant, height ofplant, number of stems/plant, number of branches/stem, number of flowers/plantand the diameter of the flowers) in order to diversify the current Chrysanthemumassortment and to promote the cultivation of the most valuable cultivars. Theobtained results shown that `Pamplona Jogger White` cultivar registered increases inthe case of the diameter, circumference of the plant, and diameter of the flowers. Onthe opposite side the 'Camina Red' cultivar recorded the largest number ofbranches/stem and number of flowers/plant and the 'Avalon Salmon' cultivar has thehighest values in terms of plant height and number of stems/plant.