COLORS OF FLORETS OF SEVERAL GERBERA (GERBERA-JAMESONII BOLIS EX ADLAM) CULTIVARS MEASURED WITH A COLORIMETER

The colour variation between several gerbera cultivars were analyzed w ith a tristimulus colorimeter. A pilot study with a few cultivars show ed that the flower colour variation between cultivars and colour effec ts during the growing season can be calculated quantitatively on the b asis of data measured by the colorimeter. On the basis of these result s the colour differences between a larger group of gerbera cultivars w ere measured. A consistent number of cultivars was distinct on the bas is of colorimetric data and visual colour assessments.