The Foliage Plant Industry

Chen, Jianjun; McConnell, Dennis B.; Henny, Richard J.; Norman, David J.

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“…Since the components of container substrates encompass sphagnum peat, pine bark, coir dust, perlite, or vermiculite (Chen et al, 2005), pH is generally low around 4.0, and mineral nutrients are often limited. Liming materials, such as dolomite and calcitic limestone, have to be used for adjusting pH, and chemical fertilizers are commonly incorporated for increasing substrate fertility (Nelson, 2003).…”

Section: Application Of Fa In Floriculturementioning

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The Indian perspective of utilizing fly ash in phytoremediation, phytomanagement and biomass production

Pandey

Abhilash

Singh

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Application Of Fa In Floriculturementioning

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The Indian perspective of utilizing fly ash in phytoremediation, phytomanagement and biomass production

Pandey

Abhilash

Singh

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

156

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“…Naturally variegated plants are widely available and some are cultivated as ornamental plants (Marcotrigiano 1997, Chen et al 2005. They are also valuable materials for studying environmental factors on chloroplast biogenesis (Downton and Grant 1994, Beardsell and Norden 2004, Chen et al 2004).…”

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Differential expression of a novel gene EaF82a in green and yellow sectors of variegated Epipremnum aureum leaves is related to uneven distribution of auxin

Hung

Umstead

Chen

et al. 2014

Physiologia Plantarum

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EaF82, a gene identified in previous studies of the variegated plant Epipremnum aureum, exhibited a unique expression pattern with greater transcript abundance in yellow sectors than green sectors of variegated leaves, but lower abundance in regenerated pale yellow plants than in green plants derived from leaf tissue culture. Studies of its full-length cDNA and promoter region revealed two members with only the EaF82a expressed. Immunoblotting confirmed that EaF82a encodes a 12 kDa protein and its accumulation consistent with its gene expression patterns in different color tissues. Transient expression of EaF82a-sGFP fusion proteins in protoplasts showed that EaF82a seems to be present in the cytosol as unidentified spots. Sequence motif search reveals a potential auxin responsive element in promoter region. Using transgenic Arabidopsis seedlings carrying EaF82a promoter driving the bacterial uidA (GUS) gene, an increased GUS activity was observed when IAA (indole-3-acetic acid) concentration was elevated. In E. aureum, EaF82a is more abundant at the site where axillary buds emerge and at the lower side of bending nodes where more IAA accumulates relative to the upper side. The measurement of endogenous IAA levels in different color tissues revealed the same pattern of IAA distribution as that of EaF82a expression, further supporting that EaF82a is an IAA responsive gene. EaF82a expression in etiolated transgenic Arabidopsis seedlings responded to IAA under the influence of light suggesting a microenvironment of uneven light condition affects the EaF82a transcript levels and protein accumulation in variegated leaves.

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“…Foliage crops including Aspidistra elatior (Stamps, 1995), Codiaeum variegatum (Hong et al, 1994), Epipremnum aureum (Nam et al, 1997), and Hedera helix (Pennisi et al, 2005) were more variegated under high light intensity whereas Dracaena sanderiana and Peperomia obtusifolia, both shade obligate species, were more variegated when grown under low light (Shen and Seeley, 1983;Vladimirova et al, 1997). Selection of an appropriate light levels in greenhouses is essential to producing and maintaining variegated foliage plants with the greatest aesthetic appeal as reported by Chen et al (2005b).…”

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Types of Shelter and Covering Materials Influencing Growth, Pigment, and Nutrient Concentrations of Baby Rubber Plants (Peperomia obtusifolia)

García‐Caparrós

González-Salmerón

Pérez-Saiz

et al. 2018

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The cultivation of ornamental plants under different types of shelter and covering materials which reduce light intensity, resulting in morphological and physiological changes, needs to be evaluated before any large-scale use of such types of shelter covers. Baby rubber plants were grown in pots filled with peat under four different shelters and covering materials as follows: MG (multitunnel greenhouse with thermo-reflective aluminised screen), BG (buried solar greenhouse with thermo-reflective aluminised screen), NH (net house covered only with antipest mesh) and NH-AS (net house with antipest mesh and thermo-reflective aluminised screen). At the end of the experiment, the growth parameters and color of leaves, as well as photosynthetic and nutritional parameters, were assessed for each treatment. Baby rubber plants grown under NH-AS showed the highest values for growth parameters. The absence of shading in a net house may result in photoinhibition, reducing the growth and increasing the values of red (R) and blue (B) in leaves, which may be related to the increase of anthocyanin synthesis. The low level of radiation intercepted in the multitunnel and the buried greenhouse increased chlorophyll, N and P leaf concentration, while for K concentration, there was no clear trend and Na and Cl leaf concentration were similar under the different types of shelter. We concluded that the production of baby rubber plants under net house with antipest mesh and thermo-reflective aluminised screen is the best option to maximise the market value of baby rubber plants.

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The Foliage Plant Industry

Cited by 50 publications

References 88 publications

The Indian perspective of utilizing fly ash in phytoremediation, phytomanagement and biomass production

The Indian perspective of utilizing fly ash in phytoremediation, phytomanagement and biomass production

Differential expression of a novel gene EaF82a in green and yellow sectors of variegated Epipremnum aureum leaves is related to uneven distribution of auxin

Types of Shelter and Covering Materials Influencing Growth, Pigment, and Nutrient Concentrations of Baby Rubber Plants (Peperomia obtusifolia)

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