The direction of new floral crops research - reflections on the past and future prospects
2013
New crops research and development, particularly on potted plants in the United States, has been influenced by floriculture in Europe and received attention by many research scientists since the early 1980s. The success of new crops programs in Denmark and the Netherlands can be attributed to continuous efforts to identify candidate new species and develop market-orientated year-round production systems. Growers often produce a single crop or several crops in highly mechanized greenhouses or outdoors where environments are suitable. Many genera from around the world with potential for potted plant production were evaluated in collaboration with a “New Crops Advisory Committee” representing major industry members in the US and abroad at the ARS’ Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit in Beltsville, MD. Cultural information on the production of new crops such as Eustoma, Clematis, Gerbera, and Anigozanthos was released to the industry through trade magazines and many scientific papers on dwarf Eustoma, Lachenalia, Correa, and Ornithogalum describing on the growth and flowering we also published. The purpose of this review is to summarize observations and conclusions on the process of new crop development based on the research results and to describe the factors, such as aesthetic value, crop production technology, growth and flowering physiology, and marketing required for success. This information is essential for the development of new floral crops for domestic and international markets.
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