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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ORNAMENTAL VALUE OF CALIBRACHOA SPP. NATIVE TO ARGENTINA
Article number
714_4
Pages
37 – 42
Language
English
Abstract
Germplasm from 38 accessions was characterised under greenhouse conditions during the autumn-winter period in the Institute of Floriculture, INTA Castelar, Argentina.
Flowering precociousness was detected in C. calycina and C. linoides and one accession of C. linearis. Plant habit variability was observed, especially in C. linoides where erect, semierect and decumbent phenotypes could be found.
Most of the Calibrachoa accessions showed sprouting capacity after pruning, with the exception of C. linoides and C. helianthemoides. Genotypes suitable for breeding pot plants were selected.
Flowering precociousness was detected in C. calycina and C. linoides and one accession of C. linearis. Plant habit variability was observed, especially in C. linoides where erect, semierect and decumbent phenotypes could be found.
Most of the Calibrachoa accessions showed sprouting capacity after pruning, with the exception of C. linoides and C. helianthemoides. Genotypes suitable for breeding pot plants were selected.
Authors
G. Facciuto, M.J. Pannunzio, M.A. Coviella, S. Soto, J.C. Hagiwara, M. Borja
Keywords
germplasm, breeding, pot plant, precociousness, photoperiod
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