Unlike plants that were domesticated to secure food, the domestication and breeding of
ornamental plants are driven by aesthetic values. Here, we examine the major elements of …

Although a great deal of research on ornamental geophytes has been conducted since the
beginning of the 1990s, current information has not been comprehensively presented to …

Flower bulbs, also called ornamental geophytes (Raunkiaer 1934; Rees 1989; Halevy 1990;
De Hertogh and Le Nard 1993b), exhibit great diversity in their morphology, growth and …

Self-pollinations of a diploid (2n= 2x= 16) interspecific hybrid Alstroemeria aurea× A.
caryophyllaea, resulted in no seeds. Backcrosses of the hybrid with parent A. aurea did not …

Alstroemeria is a genus native to South America from which many varieties of ornamental
plants have been developed and introduced into the market. Interspecific hybridization …

Flower colour is mainly due to the accumulation of flavonoids, carotenoids and betalains in
the petals. Of these pigments, flavonoids are responsible for a wide variety of colours …

The genus Alstroemeria originates from South America, and Chile is one of the countries
showing the highest number of taxa (49), of which 40 are endemic. However, anthropogenic …

The rapid yellowing of the leaves on cut flowers with leafy stems severely limits their vase
life and commercial value. In this study, the effect of a composite of multi-walled carbon …

Cooperative research projects between the University of Connecticut in the United States of
America and the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and the Universidad de Talca in …

Alstroemeria, the Inca lily or Lily-of-the-Incas, is a popular cut flower plant because of the
wide variety of flower colors that are available and the long postharvest life. In recent years …