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International Journal of Horticulture, 2018, Vol.8, No.4, 29-35
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fading of colour (b), on the length and width of the flower and parts of the flower at spread out positions (c), the
colour of inner side of apex, mid and basal portion of sepal, petal and lip (d) and on the colour of inner side at
apex, mid and basal region of column(e). Type of assessment of characteristics as given in column six of the Table
1 were taken by a single observation for a group of plants or plant parts (MG), measurement of a number of
individual plants or plant parts (MS), visual assessment by a single observation of a group of plants or plant parts
(VG) and visual assessment by observations of individual plants or plant parts (VS).
Table 1 Some grouping characteristics in Mokara
Sl. No. Characteristic State Note Example Varieties/hybrids Type of Assessment
1.
(*)
(+)
QN
Plant:
width (cm)
narrow
(<30 cm)
3 MS
medium
(30-45 cm)
5 Khaw Phiak Suan x V. Rasri Gold, Chark Kuan Red,
Happy Beauty, Walter Oumae White
Broad
(>45 cm)
7
long (>60) 7
2.
(*)
QN
(b)
Inflorescence:
no of flowers
few (<5) 3 VS
medium
(5-10)
5 Khaw Phiak Suan x V. Rasri Gold, Happy Beauty,
Walter Oumae White
many (>10) 7 Jitti Orange, Chark Kuan Red
3.
(*)
(+)
QN
Flower:
length (cm)
short (<5) 3 Chark Kuan Red MS
medium
(5-10)
5 Khaw Phiak Suan x V. Rasri Gold, Happy Beauty,
Walter Oumae White, Jitti Orange,
long (>10) 7
4.
(*)
(+)
QN
Flower:
width (cm)
narrow (<5) 3 Chark Kuan Red MS
medium
(5-10)
5 Khaw Phiak Suan x V. Rasri Gold, Happy Beauty,
Walter Oumae White, Jitti Orange,
broad (>10) 7
medium
(3-6)
5 Khaw Phiak Suan x V. Rasri Gold, Happy Beauty,
Walter Oumae White, Jitti Orange, Chark Kuan Red
long (>6) 7
5.
(*)
QL
Dorsal sepal:
dominant colour
green 1 VG
white 2 Walter Oumae White
yellow 3 Khaw Phiak Suan x V. Rasri Gold,
pink 4
red 5 Chark Kuan Red
brown 6
purple 7 Happy Beauty
blue 8
violet 9
6.
(*)
QL
Lateral sepal:
dominant colour
green 1 VG
white 2 Walter Oumae White
yellow 3 Khaw Phiak Suan x V. Rasri Gold
pink 4
red 5 Chark Kuan Red
brown 6
purple 7 Happy Beauty
blue 8
violet 9