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Floriculture News No.67

Fungicide recommendations Botrytis Alternaria Contents New faces in floriculture …………………………………………………….. 4 Innovative Plant Products: wider focus for floriculture ……………. 4 New developments for the national wildflower industry…………. 5 Waxflower DNA project ……………………………………………………… 5 Seasonal reminders ……………………………………………………………. 6 Wildflower Growers of … Continued

Floriculture News No.62

Nutrition and irrigation of waxflower Contents The latest from the Protea world …………………………………………………….. 3 Word from the editors ………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Waxflower Nutrition and Benchmarking workshops/visits in SA and Vic/NSW …………. 4 Workshops on Nutrition and Benchmarking in Queensland ………………………………….. 4 … Continued

Advanced biotechnology systems for propagation and breeding of Australian plants

Producing ‘wide fertile hybrids’ allows the introduction of novel flower colours, expands the flowering season and can increase flower size. Clonal production of elite selections and hybrids of the red flowering gum through tissue culture provides significant marketing opportunities in Australia and … Continued

Floriculture News – December 2003

Contents RIRDC Wildflower Committee visit WA……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 A word from the editors …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 STOP PRESS — Fee-for-Service poll result …………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Seasonal reminders ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 How effective and efficient is your irrigation system? ……………………………………………………………………… 6 10 minute irrigation performance … Continued

Floriculture News – December 2006

Contents A word from the editor ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Seasonal reminders…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Report on Flowers 2006 – The Australian Flower Conference ………………………………………………………………….. 5 The future of biotechnology in floriculture ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Somatic hybridisation for Australian cut flowers ……………………………………………………………………………………… 7 Control of … Continued

Floriculture News – August 2003

Contents Cut flower industry in Vietnam …………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Word from the editors………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Some upcoming events……………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 USA flower trend forecaster and writer to visit WA ……………………………………………….. 5 Seasonal reminders …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Nutrition and irrigation of proteas………………………………………………………………………… 9 Recent research … Continued

Quality specifications for Australian wildflowers – Geraldton Waxflower

Waxflower is the most significant commercial native cut flower and Australia’s leading export cut flower. It is now in the top 20 flowers in terms of volume sold in Europe.

Quality specifications for Australian wildflowers – Thryptomene

Thryptomene is an important filler product from the Myrtaceae family, to which waxflower belongs. It has similar postharvest handling requirements to waxflower.

Quality specifications for Australian wildflowers – Leptospermum

Leptospermum is an attractive feature filler from the Myrtaceae family, to which waxflower belongs.

Quality specifications for Australian wildflowers – Pearlflower

Pearlflowers are a relatively new type of waxflower. They have been given this name to distinguish them from other waxflowers because they are feature flowers in their own right, in contrast to the longer-established cultivars, which are used as feature fillers. The shiny, large, red … Continued

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