Tropical Foliage Plant Development: Origin of New Cultivars

ENH-1092, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by R.J. Henny and J. Chen, describes three avenues for new tropical foliage plants to enter the commercial trade — plant acquisition and collection from the wild, selection of natural or induced mutations, and hybridization — and how new introductions are evaluated. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, January 2008. ENH1092/EP356: Tropical Foliage Plant Development: Origin of New Cultivars (ufl.edu)

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Tropical Foliage Plant Development: Breeding Techniques for Aglaonema and Dieffenbachia

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-ep382-2009 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2009 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Richard J. Henny ◽

Jianjun Chen ◽

Terri A. Mellich

Keyword(s):

Seed Production ◽

Plant Development ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Foliage Plant ◽

Breeding Techniques

ENH-1117, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by R.J. Henny, J. Chen, and T.A. Mellich, describes the techniques plant breeders can use for controlling flowering, effecting pollination, and securing seed production. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, May 2009. ENH1117/EP382: Tropical Foliage Plant Development: Breeding Techniques for Aglaonema and Dieffenbachia (ufl.edu)

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Tropical Foliage Plant Development: Breeding Techniques for Anthurium and Spathiphyllum

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-ep366-2008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Richard J. Henny ◽

Jianjun Chen ◽

Terri A. Mellich

Keyword(s):

Plant Development ◽

New Techniques ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Foliage Plant ◽

Breeding Techniques

ENH-1102, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by R.J. Henny, J. Chen, and T.A. Mellich, describes new techniques plant breeders can use to manipulate flowering and pollination in ornamental aroids for hybridization purposes. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, June 2008. ENH1102/EP366: Tropical Foliage Plant Development: Breeding Techniques for Anthurium and Spathiphyllum (ufl.edu)

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`Sterling' Dieffenbachia

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.41.5.1356 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 1356

Author(s):

R. J. Henny ◽

J. Chen ◽

D.J. Norman

Keyword(s):

Plant Breeding ◽

Breeding Program ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

Foliage Plants ◽

Ornamental Foliage Plants ◽

Plant Breeding Program ◽

Foliage Plant ◽

Research And Education ◽

Interior Environments ◽

New Cultivars

Species and cultivars of Dieffenbachia Schott. (Araceae Juss.) have been important ornamental foliage plants for many decades. Their attractive foliar variegation, adaptability to interior environments, and ease of production are major reasons for their importance as ornamental foliage plants. Approximately 20 cultivars are commercially produced in Florida. Previously, most new cultivars were clones introduced from the wild or chance mutations of existing cultivars. Currently, cultivars are introduced into production from plant breeding programs (Henny 1995a, b; Henny and Chen, 2003; Henny et al., 1987). The hybrid Dieffenbachia `Sterling' was developed by the tropical foliage plant breeding program at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center.

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Evaluation of plant development in a selection of retail plant growing media using shoot and root assessment

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.2019.1266.23 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 165-172

Author(s):

O. Doyle ◽

C. Comerford ◽

S. Tracy ◽

R. O’Haire ◽

T. Moore ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Development ◽

Growing Media ◽

Selection Of

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Insect and Mite Management Suggestions for Commercial, Field-grown Statice Production

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-ig011-2008 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2009 (2) ◽

Author(s):

James F. Price ◽

Curtis Nagle ◽

Elzie McCord, Jr.

Keyword(s):

Fact Sheet ◽

Selection Of ◽

Field Production ◽

Commercial Field

Revised! ENY-310, a 30-page fact sheet by James F. Price, Curtis Nagle, and Elzie McCord, Jr., provides a guide to facilitate selection of pesticides for field production of this winter flower crop in Florida. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2008.

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SWEETPOTATO FLAVOR - EXISTING STATUS AND FUTUREOUTLOOK

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.28.4.262a ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 262A-262

Author(s):

J. Kays ◽

Wayne J. McLaurin

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Current Understanding ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

Flavor Chemistry ◽

Staple Crops ◽

Baked Potato ◽

New Cultivars ◽

Selection Of

Flavor is a primary trait in the selection of foods. The role of flavor in acceptance of the sweetpotato, flavors status as a selection trait in existing breeding programs, and our current understanding of the flavor chemistry of the sweetpotato was reviewed. The sweetpotato, unlike most staple crops, has a very distinct and dominant flavor. In typical breeding programs, however, flavor is generally one of the last traits screened. A tremendous diversity and range of flavors has been reported within the sweetpotato germplasm (e.g., acidic, bland, baked potato, boiled potato. carrot, chalky, chemical, citrus, earthy, Ipomoeo/terpene, lemon, musty, pumpkin, salty, squash (titer type), starchy, sweet, sweetpotato (traditional), terpene, and turnip. These results indicate that the genetic diversity for flavor present in sweetpotato germplasm will allow making substantial changes in the flavor of new cultivars, thus potentially opening previously unexploited or under-exploited markets. Implementation involves solving two primary problems: 1) identification of desirable flavor ideotypes; and development of procedures that allow maximizing the selection of specific flavor types.

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New Florida Foliage Plant Cultivar: 'Orange Hot' Anthurium

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-ep364-2008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Richard J. Henny ◽

Jianjun Chen ◽

Terri A. Mellich

Keyword(s):

Fact Sheet ◽

Foliage Plant

ENH-1100, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by R.J. Henny, J. Chen, and T.A. Mellich, describes this new Florida foliage plant cultivar with light salmon orange spathes, available for commercial producers growing finished plants. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, May 2008. ENH1100/EP364: New Florida Foliage Plant Cultivar: 'Orange Hot' Anthurium (ufl.edu)

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EVALUATION OF SWEET CHERRY CULTIVARS UNDER THE CONDITIONS FROM THE SILVOSTEPPE AREA IN MOLDOVA

FRUIT GROWING RESEARCH ◽

10.33045/fgr.v36.2020.03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. 16-21

Keyword(s):

Sweet Cherry ◽

Abiotic Factors ◽

The Other ◽

High Productivity ◽

Fertility Index ◽

Sweet Cherry Cultivars ◽

Constant Yield ◽

New Cultivars ◽

Selection Of ◽

Dry Substance

The promotion of a cherry assortment with constant yield, low vigour of the trees, self-fertility and high productivity, resistance to biotic and abiotic factors and with ripening at the extremities of the cherries maturation season, represents a permanent concern of researchers. In this context, considering the current patrimonial situation and the perspectives of growing sweet cherry trees in the Iasi area, under a privatized agriculture, the selection of new cultivars to be introduced in the assortment requires a special attention. Analyzing the values of the fertility index during the three years of study (2018 – 2020) it was observed that all the cherry cultivars excepting ‘Kordia’ are highly fertility with values between 30.0% and 66.2%. The cultivars ‘Bucium’, ‘Croma’, ‘Van’, ‘Maria’, ‘Stella’, ‘Cătălina’, ‘Margonia’ and ‘George’ have large fruits (over 7 g and over 22.5 mm) and ‘Kordia’ (6.3 g and 21.1 mm), ‘Scorospelka’ (6.2 g and 22.3 mm), ‘Cetăţuia’ (6.0 g and 22.0 mm) and ‘Rivan’ (5.9 g and 21.6 mm) have small fruits. For ‘Scorospelka’, ‘Cetăţuia’ and ‘Rivan’, the fruits are large in comparison with other early cultivars. The values of soluble dry substance (SDS) varied between 13.6% (‘Scorospelka’ and ‘Rivan’) and 18.9% (‘Maria’). However, statistically, cultivars ‘Maria’ (18.9%), ‘Bucium’ (18.3%) and ‘George’ (18.1%) recorded superior values in comparison with all the other cultivars.

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