ISHS Acta Horticulturae 205: Symposium on the Development of New Floricultural Crops, XXII IHC
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON NEW CROPS IN THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
| Authors: | Mark S. Roh, Roger H. Lawson |
| Abstract:
A research program was initiated in 1982 to increase the diversity of florist crop germplasm in the United States. New plants are identified from specialty growers, breeders, and research institutes all over the world. The initial evaluation includes studies on propagation, growth, and flowering. Once the initial evaluation is completed, several cooperators across the United States are identified and a production system under the same cultural protocol is tested. Results of the regional cooperators are then published in scientific and grower journals. During the past four years, Eustoma grandiflorum has been extensively investigated in the laboratory and by five cooperators in the United States during the last two years. Cooperative research on heat stress in association with flower bud initiation and development in addition to the investigation of environmental factors controlling growth and flowering by sexual and asexual propagation in the nationwide program will be discussed. | |
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