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Ajina Purple :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a regular incurve type of chrysanthemum with very large flowers. Ray florets of this variety are narrow to broad. Florets are very smoothly incurved in a pattern to form a perfect ball. Disc is not visible.

Snowball :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a regular incurve type of chrysanthemum with very large flowers. Ray florets of this variety are narrow to broad. Florets are very smoothly incurved in a pattern to form a perfect ball. Disc is not visible.

Potomac :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a single large flowered type of variety. Ray florets of this variety are long, elongated and straplike. Number of whorl of florets restricted upto four. The disc is conspicuously visible.

M-24 :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a large flowering variety of spoon type. Ray florets of this variety are tubular with spatula like open tips. The size of open portion varies. Disc visible.

Agnishikha :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a gamma ray induced new mutant. It is a small flowering variety of decorative type producing erythrite red flowers. Ray florets are strap-like. Number of whorls of ray florets is more than five. Disc is not visible due to developed ray florets.

Batik :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a gamma ray induced new mutant, which produces unique colour combination of yellow stripes on red background.

Harvest Home :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a small flowered variety of stellate type. Ray florets of this variety are strap-like but both the side of ray florets are reflexed downward. Florets may not be twisted. Disc flat with short florets.

Gypsy Queen :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a large flowering variety of sipder type. The ray florets are tubular and elongated with tips open or closed. Tips may be open or closed but in either case they are coiled or hooked. The rays may either fall or spread.

Navneet Yellow :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a gamma ray induced new mutant, which produces yellow flower heads.

Gamit :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a large flowering variety of reflexed type. Ray florets of this variety are narrow to broad. Ray florets bent backward and downward. Inner florets remainincurved at the early stage concealing the disc florets of the bloom. Outer florets turn outward away from the central tuft. Blooms look globular but may be somewhat flattened. Average bloom size 15-20 cm.

Nanako :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a small flowered variety of pompon type. Ray florets of this variety are short, broad and very systematically and uniformly arranged to give bloom a contact hemispherical shape. Width and breath almost equal. Ray give florets may be incurved or reflexed. Disc normally covered or inconspicuously open.

Gauri :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is small flowered variety producing whit flowers with yellows heads in the centre. A gamma ray induced new mutant of this variety has also been developed which produces yellow colour flowers.

Rosa :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a small flowering variety of anemone type. Disc florets of the flowers are well developed and prominent. Ray florets may be flat, twisted and quilled.

Shabnam :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a small flowering variety of decorative type. The disc is not visible due to developed ray florets. Ray florets regular or irregularly reflexed.

Taruni :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a large flowered variety of reflex incurve. Ray florets of the flowers are narrow to broad. Ray florets bent backward and downward. Inner florets remain incurved at the early stage concealing the disc florets of the bloom. Outer florets turn outward away from the central tuft. Blooms look globular but may be somewhat flattened. Average bloom size 15-20 cm.

Pournima :

This variety is developed by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a large flower pompon type producing white flowers. Ray florets of the flowers are short, broad and very systematically and uniformly arranged to give bloom a contact hemispherical shape. Width and breath almost equal. Ray give florets may be incurved or reflexed. Disc normally covered or inconspicuously open.