2001 Annual Report

What was your most significant accomplishment this past year?
D. Progress Report: This report serves to document research conducted under a specific coop. agreement between ARS and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) of South Africa. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent project 1230-21000-030-00D Improvement of Floral and Nursery Crops Through Biotechnology. Most of the sales of potted-plants within the US are not the standard crops (i.e., African violet, chrysanthemum, etc.) but unique new crops (i.e., Ornithogalum, orchids, etc.). This is a cooperative project with Agricultural Research Council (ARC) of South Africa. Many South African species were collected and evaluated for horticultural potential. Production methods which can be used by rural South African farmers were then developed for promising species. ARS provided advice on evaluation and production. It is hoped that new South African species could be ultimately exported to US growers for finishing.

Project Team

Griesbach, Robert - Rob Cobus Coetzee - Assistant Director 301-540-6574

Project Annual Reports

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Related National Programs

Plant, Microbial & Insect Genetic Res., Genomics, & Genetic Improv. I (301)   Plant Biological and Molecular Processes (302)