Woody Ornamentals of the Temperate Zone

Laere, Katrijn Van; Hokanson, Stan C.; Contreras, Ryan N.; Huylenbroeck, Johan Van

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90698-0_29

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“…Spontaneously occurring mutations still form an important source of new variations, especially for ornamental crops without dedicated breeding activities. In many woody ornamentals, new introductions originate from mutations or bud/branch sports (Van Laere et al, 2018), such as variegated leaf forms or dwarf growing cultivars. Mutations in a number of popular genera of greenhouse grown plants, especially foliage plants, are the main driver to transform a wild species into a cultivated ornamental.…”

Section: Mutation Breeding/somaclonal Variationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ornamental plant breeding: entering a new era?

Huylenbroeck

Bhattarai

2022

Ornam. Hortic.

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During the last century, plant breeding of crops and ornamentals has become an important business. Mendel’s principles of inheritance of traits laid the foundation of today’s modern genetics. Although intra- and interspecific cross breeding, chromosome doubling and mutation breeding still form the cornerstone of ornamental plant breeding, the speed of plant breeding has significantly increased since Mendel’s time. New genomic tools now offer possibilities for advanced precision breeding and selection towards more difficult to assess or quantitative traits. Today’s ornamental plant breeding is a complicated exercise, characterized by new and rapidly-changing challenges. Partnerships between industry and research will be essential to implement available technologies in minor crops.

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Section: Mutation Breeding/somaclonal Variationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ornamental plant breeding: entering a new era?

Huylenbroeck

Bhattarai

2022

Ornam. Hortic.

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“…All ‘woody ornamental plants’ can be used in gardens and landscaping, thanks to the presence of flowers, more or less showy, of different colours, the colour and morphology of leaves, and the shape of the plant (height, shape, and width) [ 2 ]. The species of woody ornamental plants belong to numerous botanical families and genera; within a single species, there are numerous cultivars, expressing enormous variability [ 3 ]. An indication of the wide biological diversity of woody plants used for horticultural purposes is the “List of Names of Woody Plants” by Naktuinbouw, which contains the ‘preferred botanical names and common synonyms and trade names of almost 45,000 woody nursery plants’ [ 4 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Strategies to Increase the Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Woody Ornamental Plants in Mediterranean Climate

Leotta,

Toscano,

Ferrante

et al. 2023

Plants

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The native flora of different Mediterranean countries, often woody species, was widely recognized for its ornamental potential. The shrubs, in particular, are a typology of plants very widespread in the Mediterranean environment and constituent the ‘Macchia’, the typical vegetation of this ecosystem. The use of native shrubs for the realization of ornamental green areas has been recently examined for their adaptability to abiotic stress. Abiotic stresses, in fact, are the major limiting growth factor in urban and peri-urban areas. The identification and use of tolerant ornamental species allow the reduction of management costs and preserve the aesthetical value of green areas. Tolerance to drought stress, for instance, in the Mediterranean climate can improve the ecosystem services of these plants in the urban environment. In this review, the possibility to early individuate different plant species’ mechanisms to tolerate or avoid the stresses is analysed, as well as the possibility to increase abiotic stress tolerance through genetic and agronomic strategies. The exploration of wild or spontaneous species can be a good source for selecting tolerant plants to be used as ornamental plants in urban areas. Among agronomic strategies, biostimulants, mulching, and plant combination can provide a useful solution to counteract abiotic stress in the urban environment.

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“…SSRs are among the most widely used for cultivar identification because of their easy methodology, polymorphism, great discriminatory power, reproducibility and relatively low cost in comparison to other molecular techniques (Larsen et al 2018). In fact, SSRs are still the most common markers for diversity studies in woody species (Van Laere et al 2018), and, specifically, in apple characterisation used in many national germplasm banks, such as those of Lithuania (Mažeikienė et al 2019), Brazil (Mariano et al 2019), Greece (Ganopoulos et al 2018), Italy (Marconi et al 2018), Denmark (Larsen et al 2017), France (Lassois et al 2016), Portugal (Ferreira et al 2016, Turkey (Uzun et al 2016), Hungary (Király et al 2012), Iran (Gharghani et al 2009) and even used for comparisons at a pan-European level (Urrestarazu et al 2016).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%