Asian Mokara (Orchidaceae) hybrids used as cut flowers: Comparison of cultivars. Part 1

• Authors: Rafał Piechocki , Piotr Salachna , Piotr Żurawik , Alex Adamski , Roksana Dymek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The Orchidacea are one of the largest families of flowering ornamental plants in the Pacific region, especially in the tropics. Among this group plants, attention should be paid to the intergeneric hybrid Mokara. The following 10 cultivars of the Mokara hybrid were used in the experiment: ‘Bloonlong’, ‘Calipso’, Chak Kuan’, ‘Chorcharood’, ‘Jenistar’, ‘Kitti’, ‘Pranee’, ‘Robin’, ‘Tammy’ and ‘Tangerine’. The tested Mokara cultivars are distinguished by a wide palette of warm colors, including many shades of orange and red. These are very rare colors among other popular genera of orchids.

Keywords

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Mokara; Pacific region; cultivars; cut flowers

Discipline

• HORTICULTURE: HORTICULTURE

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 26
• Pages: 1-10

Contributors

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Rafał Piechocki

• Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland

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Piotr Salachna

• Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland

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Piotr Żurawik

• Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland

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Alex Adamski

• Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland

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Roksana Dymek

• Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland

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• Document Type: article