Ornamental Germplasm: Potential New Resources for Floriculture Industry

Jaime A . Teixeira da Silva Floriculture , Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology

S: VOLUME I Structure, Metabolism, Development, Physiology and Genetics Part 1 Flower growth, development, patterning, senescence and death Page 1. Genetics of floral development and patterning. MP Running, USA ...................................................................................... 1-11 Flowers are valued both for their beauty and their economic importance, as flower parts form t...

Switchgrass Germplasm Resources

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is an important native grass and dominant member of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. It is used for conservation, restoration, livestock feed production, and bioenergy feedstock production. The purpose of this review is to describe the biological and geographical basis for switchgrass germplasm diversity and to provide a resource for scientists and outreach per...

Australian Cotton Germplasm Resources

Cereal germplasm resources.

The role of cereal germplasm banks is to collect, maintain, preserve, and distribute seeds representing the genetic diversity of crop species. While germplasm resources have traditionally been used in breeding efforts to improve a crop plant, they have also proved useful in both applied and basic research efforts to give insight into the biology of a crop plant (Harlan, 1975; Hyland, 1977; Spra...

Evaluation of the Portuguese Ornamental Stone Resources

Portugal produces a great diversity of ornamental stones. Besides the internationally known white and pink marbles, also light cream limestones are produced, as well as grey, yellow and pink granites, and dark grey slates. A first exercise is presented on the evaluation of the available resources of ornamental stones in the whole Portuguese territory. The results show a total availability of 41...