ISHS Acta Horticulturae 404: International Symposium on Cultivar Improvement of Horticultural Crops. Part 3: Flowers
BREEDING OF NEW CULTIVARS IN THE GENUS SYRINGA (OLEACEAE) |
| Authors: | Z. Shuying, F. Yinghan, L. Ronghui |
| Abstract:
For over 400 years more than 1 000 cultivars of Syringa have been successfully bred in Europe and the United States by means of artificaial hybridization from the natural varieties of European Syringa. In China, there are about 27 native species of Syringa, howeveer, only a few species have been exploited and utilized for new cultivars with ornamental value and high adaptability. Thus, the prupose of this study is to study is to employ the source fo Chinese Syringa to breed mew ornamental cultivars with special resistance to some severe environments. | |
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