IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
There are three main avenues for new tropical foliage plants to enter the commercial trade: (1) plant acquisition and collection from the wild, (2) selection of natural or induced mutations from established commercial populations, and (3) hybridization.
About this Publication
This document is ENH1092, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Original publication date January 2008. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Henny, R. J., & Chen, J. (2008). Tropical Foliage Plant Development: Origin of New Cultivars. EDIS, 2008(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep356-2008
Authors
Richard Henny
professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
Jianjun Chen
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, plant physiology, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center