The agroecological conditions of the Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Pradesh with modest temperatures, high rainfall, and relative humidity provide immense opportunities for orchid farming. By considering the favourable climatic conditions available in the Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Pradesh, an experiment on the evaluation of different Dendrobium orchid hybrid varieties i.e. Sonia-17, New Pink, Queen Pink, Apricot, Venus, and Anna was conducted so as to recommend suitable orchid varieties in the Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Pradesh. The experiment was conducted at Dr YSRHU-Horticultural Research Station, Chintapalle during 2017-2020 with six hybrid varieties of Dendrobium in Complete Randomized Design with three replications. Amongst the six commercial Dendrobium orchid hybrids evaluated, the maximum plant height was recorded by the variety New Pink (60.23 cm) followed by Queen Pink (55.80 cm) whereas, the minimum plant height was noticed in Apricot (36.38 cm). The highest number of florets per spike was recorded in the variety New Pink (13.75) followed by Queen Pink (11.60). Spike length was the highest in variety New Pink (51.81 cm) followed by Queen Pink (48.07 cm). The highest number of spikes per plant per year was recorded by New Pink (5.90) followed by the varieties Sonia-17 (5.10) and Queen Pink (5). Based on the observations, three hybrids i.e. New Pink, Queen Pink, and Sonia have been found suitable for cultivation in the Eastern Ghats Region of Andhra Pradesh.
https://doi.org/10.64873/JOSI.v37.i1-2.151-153