Peppers as Cut Flowers

**"Doreen Howard" g*@charter.net**

>From GMPRo ezine this week:

Capsicum could become cut alternative
Researchers at USDA's Beltsville Ag. Research Center are developing 
varieties of Capsicum for use as cut flowers. Plant geneticists Rob 
Griesbach and John Stommel have been working with PanAmerican Seed and 
McCorkle Nurseries to develop and trial varieties. Selections are based on 
growth habit, height, leaf size, leaf shape, leaf color, fruit shape, fruit 
color, fruit size and fruit position. The geneticists are able to breed many 
combinations by manipulating the diverse Capsicum genome, Griesbach said. 
Researchers are looking for input from growers about what qualities they'd 
like to see in cut peppers.

To SUBSCRIBE: http://www.greenbeam.com/email/email_form.html

Doreen Howard 

_______________________________________________
gardenwriters mailing list
gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters

GWL has searchable archives at:
http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters

Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted
at: http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos

Post gardening questions/threads to
&quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt;

For GWL website and Wiki, go to
http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters