Abstract
Passion fruit has great potential to attract for it s lucrative flavor, taste and deliciousness to grow n up the economic condition of the framer in the develop ing country. Study of flower blooming can play vital role in developing high yielding varieties of this fruit. Filed and laboratory experiments were conducted at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh to determine the flowering behavior of yellow passi on fruits ( Passiflora edulis Sims .) at five flashes. The results revealed that third flash showed the be st performance in respect of all floral biological attribute namely floral primodia initiation, period of flower bud formation to blooming, flowering duration, number of floral bud, number of flower bl oomed, percent flowers opened, flowering interval, bud size, initiation, completion and withering of f loral parts. Thus, the results may be concluded tha t third flash would the best for better fruit product ion.
Highlights
IntroductionPassion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.) belongs to the family Passifloraceae with the basic number of (Shivanna, 2012; Kishore et al, 2010)
The passion flower is native to Brazil, widely cultivated in frost free area including India, Sri LankaPassion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.) belongs to the family Passifloraceae with the basic number of (Shivanna, 2012; Kishore et al, 2010)
Flower bud is a reproductive organ of passion fruit from which flower is developed
Summary
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.) belongs to the family Passifloraceae with the basic number of (Shivanna, 2012; Kishore et al, 2010) It is largely distributed around the tropics and humid subtropics. Is highly commercialized for its quality fruit production tropical and subtropical regions (Silva et al, 2009) where the solar radiation is high, humid and shaded environment are present. It is cultivated for its (Kole, 2011). It is an excellent fruit having high amount of great interest to fruit producers
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