The discovery was published inby Yue-Hua Wang, Jian-Tao Yin, and Zai-Fu Xu. They describe the plant as being allied to, yet differing in several significant respects. I had seen this plant before only once, and then as only a small specimen.
The Ralph Moore Rose Garden in Visalia was dedicated to him on May 29, 2003 to honor his achievements as a rose breeder. There is a house that fronts the property where he lives and will continue to do so as long as he wishes, after which it will belong...
When I did this the first time, I pollinated a couple of inflorescences only, just to get the hang of it. If possible, use dark colored paper towels to squeeze the berries on, plus a magnifying glass and tweezers to pick out the seeds with.
One result I have been seeking in my breeding work, a holy grail of sorts, is a giant-leaved Alocasia that is easy to grow for all. Meanwhile, the work continues because, as anyone who hybridizes knows, the most diversity comes in the F2 generation, not...
This particular characteristic is amazingly unlike the Caladiums we all know and love. The story is that this breeding has been going on for a century or longer, with horticulture in the west completely unaware of it.
This can be done using a small brush or by tearing off the anthers. The rest of the 650 species recorded today are to be found from Mexican deserts to the Andean high mountains and the Amazonian lowlands, plus the odd ones in Australia and South-Eastern...
There is no magic wand to wave over the top and see it is ready. If it were only that simple everyone would be breeding iris. Why spend so much time, effort, garden space, and resources just to have a sub par plant that will end up compost for the next...
Hybrid bluegrass develops a sturdy root system that is very thick and deep. This contributes to its drought tolerance and ability to handle foot traffic. Areas that are used frequently and are damaged regularly will benefit from a good stand of hybrid...
He also produced a blackberry x raspberry cross.Besides fruits, Burbank developed many kinds of flowers, with a particular interest in canna lilies and calla lilies. A later variation, the, is now the basis of the Idaho potato industry and the most widely...
We could have been eating anything in the world. I sat down and soon discovered that was where Sean was sitting! At the table were also many of the officers of the ARS. I was quite tongue-tied and I have no memory of what we ate.
I named them like that because the red one had maroon to reddish main veins and petioles, while the other was all green. The plant that was eventually put into tissue culture (not by me, nor was it my selection, though) was one of the Portora Red plants.
You'll know when they're ready, because the pod will split open to reveal flat, black, papery seeds. Now pick an anther with fluffy golden pollen from another plant that you want to cross with your parent bloom.
The detasselers have a deceptively simple job: reach up to the top of the stalk, pull out the tassel, and toss it on the ground. Some Rights Reserved.: Wikimedia Commons, by Flip Schulke with the National Archives and Records Administration.
This is done as to protect against lawsuits from the farmers, should financial losses result from crop failures.Dave's Garden member and watermelon grower "Farmerdill" from Augusta, Georgia saysis not resistant to it.
They will however be a thing of beauty in your eyes, lending a wonderful sense of accomplishment. Don't run away because this is going to be easy!For the most part, there are two types of daylilies- Diploids and Tetraploids.Diploids (nicknamed Dips) have...
Then, along came the white poinsettias. Wouldn't she be surprised to learn that today we have over 100 varieties!Poinsettias can be a seasonal obsession, or a long-term project. She placed a poinsettia on every windowsill and two large ones in the foyer--one...
(The bishop was alarmed by Mendel's success with killer bees. So what's the big deal about Mendel and peas? Two pea plants with one white-flowered parent each that both looked purple, could have a white-flowered offspring?! Remarkable!Now, Mendel was...
Palm oil, palm hearts, fiber, 'wine' etc.).. This article is an introduction to this practice and some of the best hybrid palms. This forced 'evolution' or genetic engineering can result in the creation of many wanted 'cultivars' that are not a result...
I was proud to sell their products. Their service is outstanding as well as their knowledge of plants. I barely had time to put them out before they were gone. Seeds are planted at Dupont Nursery in one-gallon pots straight up until the plants begin to...
Many plants (and animals) evolved extremely similarly although separated by oceans; consider the yam from Africa and the South American sweet potato, for instance, which many grocery stores cannot tell apart.
Recognizing this important distinction will help you make wiser choices."Seed-propagated" plants are plants that will breed true from seed. Sexual reproduction (meiosis) is explained in more botanical detailBut what if we want exactly the same plants...
I also deeply appreciate the permission of Ball Horticultural Company to use their copyrighted images in this article. (See Sun Chimes Red to the right.)Flying in from Holland in 2007 came the Flying Colors series, hybridized by Klemm.
Once you have a trait you want to show up, crossing existing plants is the way to try to grow more crops with better traits.Who uses plant hybridization? What is hybridization? Each generation shows traits that are a combination of half male parent and...
For more information about how hybrids or cultivars are named, see this article fromThere are written guidelines for naming hybrids and other manmade plants (sometimes referred to as cultigens or cultivars) in the International Code of Nomenclature for...
Olympia spinach is ready to harvest in about 48 days. The flowers come in bright shades of yellow, gold, rose, pink, white and orange. Early glow is ready to harvest in about 63 days and is very good for eating fresh, freezing and canning.
The groups who eschew the mass use of hybrid seeds point out that the seeds require more fertilizer and the plants may not be as disease resistant as natural varieties. In developing countries, this cost can be prohibitive, especially after a poor or...
Normally, this highly selective plant breeding is done to bring together two traits in each of the chosen varieties so that the resulting seed has both of the traits.So, for example, one tomato plant may be very drought tolerant and another tomato plant...
