Gladiolus is propagated by the method of (JRF Soacial Science 2020)

✅Explanation:• Bulbs are the primary method of propagation for gladiolus. These underground storage organs allow the plant to regenerate and produce new plants. But mainly propagated by corm.
IMP 🔑Key Points:• Gladiolus needs well-drained sandy loam soil rich in organic matter with a pH of 6 to 7.• This crop requires a minimum of 10 hours of sunlight to overcome blindness.• Commercial propagation is through corms. Cold storage of corms at 3 to 7°C for 3 months or treatment with Ethrel (1000 ppm) or GA3 (100 ppm) or Thiourea (500 ppm) is adopted for breaking corm dormancy.• Beds of size 6 x 2 m are prepared and corms are planted at a depth of 5 cm, adopting a spacing of 40 x 25 cm (88,888 plants/ha) or 25 x 25 cm (1,60,000 plants/ha).• Varieties of gladiolus are Tropic Sea, White Prosperity, Priscilla, Summer Sunshine, Pusa Swarnima, Jackson Ville Gold, KKL.1.