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Floral & Nursery Plants Research Unit, US National Arboretum - http://www.usna.usda.gov/Research/
The unit conducts a broad based program contributing to basic and developmental research and the implementation of new technologies for the florist and nursery plant industries. Emphasis is placed on developing new and superior floral and woody nursery plants. |
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CU Home & Garden Information Center - http://hgic.clemson.edu
Information and more than 400 factsheets from Clemson University on landscape, garden and indoor plants; insects, plant diseases and other problems. |
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American Floral Endowment Research Database Links - http://www.flora-links.org
Includes a considerable selection of annotated links, categorised by type, on the various aspects of growing flowering and ornamental crops. |
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American Floral Endowment - http://www.endowment.org/
Funds research and educational development addressing floral industry needs. |
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Floriculture - http://www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture/
University of Massachusetts resource, with information on educational programs and grower services, pest management and crop fact sheets, and resources for garden retailers. |
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Growth Regulators for Bedding Plants - http://www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture/fact_sheets/greenhouse_management/pgr.html
Describes the reasons, effects and usage of these products. Includes recommendations. From University of Massachusetts Amherst. |
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Cabrillo College Department of Horticulture: Salvias Are Our Specialty - http://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/horticulture/salvias/html/
Information about the college's stock of cultivated salvia, list of cultivars, and a collection of photographs. |
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Flower Bulb Research Program - http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/wmiller/bulb/index.html
Describes the bulb research program at Cornell University, intended to further develop commercial bulb crops. |
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Easter Lily Research Foundation - http://www.easterlily.org/
Information on growing, harvesting and post-harvest care of Lilium longiflorum. Includes history of their cultivation in the Southwest Oregon and Northern California area. |
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Crops: Easter Lily - http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/Elily.htm
Detailed description on commercial bulb and flower raising for the cut flower trade. Includes some forcing timetables. |