Development of New Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Cultivar Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose D. Chakraborty, J. Swamy & D. Singh in West Bengal, India
Deep Chakraborty
Botanical Survey of India, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-711103, West Bengal, India.
Jetti Swamy *
Botanical Survey of India, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-711103, West Bengal, India.
Devendra Singh
Botanical Survey of India, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-711103, West Bengal, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Hibiscus has a unique and wide range of colors ranging from brown, purple, white, pink, red, orange, yellow, etc. Many cultivars introduced from various countries were adapted to Indian conditions, of which suitable elegant cultivars Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L. ‘Valentine's Day’ (female pod parent) and Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L. ‘Moorea Memory of July’ (male pollen parent) were selected and hybridized. Hybrid seeds from the female parent were collected, germinated, and grown to the flowering stage. The developed cultivar was named after a great Indian scientist Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose (H. rosa-sinensis cv. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose). A detailed development of the new cultivar with photographs is discussed.
Keywords: Cultivar, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose, hibiscus, Moorea Memory of July, Valentine's day, West Bengal