Ornamentals come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors to suit a wide range of climates,
landscapes, and gardening needs. Compared to demand, a shortage of plant materials and …

Green plants provide food, fuel, materials, and medicine for humans. Amongst these,
medicinal plants contain unique molecules with therapeutic applications. However, our …

Efficacy of oryzalin to generate novel genotypes of Mentha spicata L. with superior
morphology and enhanced levels of essential oil via in vitro polyploidization was assessed …

Background Induced polyploidy serves as an efficient approach in extricating genetic
potential of cells. During polyploidization, multiple sets of chromosomes are derived from the …

Persian shallot has been propagated vegetatively through daughter bulbs and has a narrow
genetic base. In the present study, to create genetic diversity in terms of ploidy level, the …

Grapevines are economically important woody perennial crops widely cultivated for their
fruits that are used for making wine, grape juice, raisins, and table grapes. However …

Polyploid induction is of utmost importance in horticultural plants for the development of new
varieties with desirable morphological and physiological traits. Polyploidy may occur …

Genome duplication (generating polyploids) is an engine of novelty in eukaryotic evolution
and a promising crop improvement tool. Yet newly formed polyploids often have low fertility …

This article provides an overview of the origin, genetic diversity and methods and trends in
breeding of selected ornamental geophytes (Lilium, Tulipa, Narcissus and Hippeastrum) …

Fig tree (Ficus carica L.) is a precious fruit tree in semi-arid and arid areas worldwide which
has difficulties in its conventional breeding programs. This study was carried out to make …