RESULTS AND NEW TRENDS IN BREEDING OF ROMANIAN GLADIOLUS

The breeding of Gladiolus started in Romania after 1953 at the Agricultural Research Station in Cluj-Napoca and subsequently at the University of Agricultural Sciences And Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. The breeding program has mainly focused on: collection, study and diversification of germplasm, improving the main characteristics (plant height, spike length, number and form of florets, increasing the range of color, resistance to diseases and pests).
    Phenotypic and genetic variation has been achieved by controlled hybridisation. In this paper we describe 20 new Romanian hybrids, obtained at the USAMV Cluj-Napoca. The intraspecific variability of the above-mentioned characters was mostly low and rarely medium, high or very high. The experimental data indicate that the new Romanian hybrids may be used as parents for new crosses. The best selections will be proposed for approval as new cultivars. Coefficients of variability show the modality of transmission of these characters to descendants.

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