Abstract

"Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. was introduced to Chile as a cut flower crop more than a decade ago. It is commonly field-planted in consecutive plantings during spring and summer. The propagation structure is a corm that is reused in subsequent plantings. Other field crops are shaded to reduce the temperature, but in liatris, the effect of shading under our conditions on both cut flowers and corms is unknown. The present study assessed the cut flower quality of L. spicata cultivated in the VII Region (35