Articles
CULTIVATION OF PROTEAS ON THE EQUATOR – A COMPARISON OF LEUCADENDRON ‘SAFARI SUNSET’ SHOOT AND FLOWER DEVELOPMENT IN ECUADOR AND IN ISRAEL
Article number
869_10
Pages
97 – 100
Language
English
Abstract
Commercial plantations of several members of the Proteaceae family were planted, three years ago, on the high elevation mountains of Ecuador.
The present report is the first documentation on commercial cultivation of South African proteas at high elevation on the Equator.
The paper describes the unique environment in which the Proteas are being cultivated and the unique type of ornamental branches being produced.
A comparison of Leucadendron Safari Sunset and Leucospermum sp. shoot and flower development in Ecuador and in Israel is reported.
The comparison study was done at the anatomical (micro) and the morphological (macro) levels.
The present report is the first documentation on commercial cultivation of South African proteas at high elevation on the Equator.
The paper describes the unique environment in which the Proteas are being cultivated and the unique type of ornamental branches being produced.
A comparison of Leucadendron Safari Sunset and Leucospermum sp. shoot and flower development in Ecuador and in Israel is reported.
The comparison study was done at the anatomical (micro) and the morphological (macro) levels.
Publication
Authors
J. Ben-Jaacov, S. Pollack, E. Carrion, R. Kamenetsky
Keywords
Proteaceae, Leucospermum involucral leaves, ¿heads¿ initiation, growth and development
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