Genetic evaluation and core collection construction of crape myrtle accessions using 1 newly developed EST-SSR markers 2 Yuanjun Ye, Lu Feng, Yiqian Ju, Ming Cai, Tangren Cheng, Jia Wang, Qixiang Zhang, 3 Huitang Pan 4 Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular 5 Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of 6 Urban and ...

It is quite difficult to select suitable ornamental plants for shady and low-light environments, but understanding the adaptations of plants that grow naturally in such conditions can lead to greater chances of success in horticulture. Shade-plants essentially follow strategies of optimum use of available energy and of conservation of energy. Adaptations to achieve these strategic goals include...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY We developed microsatellites from Fothergilla ×intermedia to establish loci capable of distinguishing species and cultivars, and to assess genetic diversity for use by ornamental breeders and to transfer within Hamamelidaceae. METHODS AND RESULTS We sequenced a small insert genomic library enriched for microsatellites to develop 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci. The num...

a pot experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with five treatment and five replication, in each replication were 6 plants used. the study of zinc sulphate (znso4) application (20 and 40 ppm) and salicylic acid (sa) application (50 and 150 ppm) was compared to the control (distillated water) on growth and flowering petunia hybrid. for each plant was used 100 cc of solution at ...

In recent years, the symptoms of viral diseases such as dwarfism, mosaic, discoloration, necrosis, and circular spots have been prevalent in ornamental plants in parks, gardens, and streets in North Khorasan Province. Tomato ring spot virus (ToRSV) belongs to the Nepovirus genus of Secoviridae family. This virus is a major cause of the infection of ornamental plants in the world. In this study,...

Ornamental horticulture is a very important economic aspect of horticulture and plays a fundamental part in the way humans interact with and modify the environment. Floriculture is in turn a dominant sector of ornamental horticulture. Now, thousands of varieties of cut-flowers, pot plants, hanging plants, bedding plants, shrubs, lawn and turf, ornamental tree and aquatic plants are available to...

Nature of Work: The development of new and superior plants helps to stimulate excitement and demand, improve competitiveness and profitability, and ultimately deliver superior and more diverse products to consumers. Numerous sources of novel traits have provided the current diversity in ornamental plants including wild collections of whole plants and seeds, open-pollinated seedling selection, r...