Application evaluation of cutting flowers of 40 chrysanthemum cultivars.

Based on the evaluation criteria of cutting chrysanthemum (Chrysanthermum morifolium), 40 autumn chrysanthemum cultivars of big-flower type were selected from abundant chrysanthemum cultivars. Cultivation experiments on 40 cultivars and 2 contrast cultivars (‘Jinhuangqiehua’ and ‘Jinba’ ) were conducted according to the production requirements of cutting chrysanthemum. And the performance of each cultivars was observed in the course of cultivation experiment. According to professional suggestions, 14 test characters fitting for cutting flower were selected from DUS (distinctness, uniformity, stability) test technology for chrysanthemum. We selected 10 individual plants of every culticars at random for 14 cutting flower character test. Finally, individual character of cutting chrysanthemum cultivars was weighed and evaluated through the analytic hierarchy process, and 5 excellent cutting chrysanthemum cultivars were selected from 40 autumn chrysanthemum cultivars of big-flower type, namely, ‘ Tangshan 6-48’ , ‘Taohuajian’, ‘Qilinge’, ‘Dongli Taohuang’ and ‘Huangtuogui’ . Meanwhile, a set of evaluation criteria of cutting chrysanthemum were established.