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Challenges of in vitro conservation of Сitrus germplasm resources

open access: yesВавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2019
The main problems of establishment a slow growth in vitro collection of citrus and other tree crops cultivars are high degree of fungal contamination of bud explants and low growth potential of shoots.
V. M. Gorshkov   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable blooms: a look at environmental practices in U.S. floriculture

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability
The intensification of environmental issues in recent years, notably climate change, has brought sustainability to the forefront of floriculture business strategy.
Amanda Solliday   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

How can biotechnology improve floriculture?

open access: yesOrnamental Horticulture, 2020
Undoubtedly, ornamental plants occupy a prominent place within horticulture due to the relevance of this group of plants to the global economy. In addition to the market around the cultivation and trade of ornamental plants, such plants are the research ...
Fernanda Carlota Nery
doaj   +1 more source

Between flowers and loves: the profile and behavior of the consumer with the purpose of seduction

open access: yesOrnamental Horticulture, 2023
Since the fifth century B.C., flowers have been associated with seduction, however, no studies were found that could reveal how flowers are bought with this intention.
Adilson Anacleto, Luciane Scheuer
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Policy Update 2012: Development Strategies and Environmental Policy in East Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The seven chapters that comprise this report explore ways to integrate sustainability goals and objectives into Ethiopia's current development ...
Amanda Lavigueur   +10 more
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Enhancing the vase life of cut roses through spectral optimisation during greenhouse cultivation

open access: yesAnnals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
Here, we examined three red‐to‐blue (R:B) light emitting diode (LED) ratios (90:10, 80:20 and 70:30) in two cut rose cultivars. All treatments enhanced photosynthesis, with 90:10 showing the strongest effects—raising chlorophyll, carotenoids, anthocyanins and carbohydrate levels, and extending vase life by up to 30%.
Maryam Davarzani   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of growth retardants on growth and flowering of dwarf alstroemeria

open access: yesActa Agrobotanica, 2013
The experiment was conducted to inhibit the growth of dwarf alstroemeria cultivars 'Rosalina' and 'Dorotea' using flurprimidol and daminozide. Additionally, the effect of these retardants on days to anthesis, flowering shoots number, diameter and ...
Anna Pobudkiewicz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Business opportunities in the Ethiopian fruit and vegetable sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The horticultural sector in Ethiopia is growing strongly. Major part of this growth is created by investments in the floriculture sector. Recently more and more in terest from the Dutch private sector is shown in the Ethiopian fruits and vegeta ble ...
Jager, A., de, Wiersinga, R.C.
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The Ambiguous Ecologies of Agri‐Alternatives: Exploring the Calculus of Social Reproduction in Rural India

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper advances scholarship on agri‐alternatives by probing the gap between romanticised narratives of how alternative farming transitions ought to be and the actual practices farmers enact in their fields. Focusing on moments when such alternatives encounter on‐the‐ground realities, we propose ambiguous ecologies as a lens to explore the ...
Arianna Tozzi, Enid Still
wiley   +1 more source

Study on usability of Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht.f.sp. tulipae Apt. metabolites for screening for basal rot resistance in tulip

open access: yesActa Agrobotanica, 2013
The usefulness of fungus culture filtrates and fusaric acid as selecting agents for Fusarium resistance breeding in tulip was examined on in vitro cultures of shoots and embryonic calli of seven tulip genotypes differing in resistance to Fusarium ...
Małgorzata Podwyszyńska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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