Now, grow gerberas in open fields
February 12, 2021
C Ashwath, Principal Scientist and Head of Floriculture and Medicinal Plants at IIHR×
ICAR-IIHR’s open gerbera varieties can cut down on royalties to the European breeders
Anyone can grow gerberas, the decorative flowers, anywhere soon. Thanks to the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture, Bengaluru, that has developed two new gerbera varieties that can be grown by farmers in the open fields, unlike in the greenhouse currently.
These two varieties have the potential to revolutionise the cultivation of gerberas, which are grown on about 2,000 hectares in greenhouses. Also, these two varieties can help cut down the royalty being paid by the Indian growers to breeders in Europe.