Morpho-agronomic characteristics of two Roselle varieties (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) in tropical

Tea sour or tea Maki ( Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is one of the most important and popular medicinal plants. Roselle has been used traditionally as a medicinal. This plant has many benefits as a traditional medicine in Iran, such as for curing hypotensive. Roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is a relatively new crop in Iran. The aim of the investigation was to describe some of the main morpho - agronomic characteristics of the two Roselle varieties. In present research work 2 genotypes of Roselle were evaluated to find out their similarities and differences based on numerical traits. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RBCD) with 3replications.A number of Morpho - agronomic and physico - chemical char acteristics including plant height, stem diameter, number of branches per plant, number of fruits per branch, number of fruits per plant, weight of fruits per plant, weight of fresh calyx per plant, weight of dry calyx per plant, weight of capsule per plan t were evaluated in tropical environment of Iransh ahr . Significant differences were observed in morpho - agronomic characters in these two. Arab showed better performance for weight of fruits per plant and weight of fresh calyx per plant; whereas for number o f fruits per branch, number of fruits per plant and Number of branches per plant Terengganu showed better performance

Arab, Morpho-agronomic,Terengganu