ISHS Acta Horticulturae 683: V International Symposium on New Floricultural Crops
FLORICULTURE RESEARCH IN PERNAMBUCO - BRAZIL |
| Authors: | V. Loges, A.C.R. de Castro, L.S.S. Martins, L. Willadino, M.C.F. Teixeira, M.A. Lira Junior, P.G.L. Pinheiro, J.W.O. de Souza, M.G. de Melo |
| Keywords: | tropical climate flowers, temperate climate flowers, production, Heliconiaceae, Zingiberaceae, Costaceae, Araceae. |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.683.43 |
| Abstract:
Pernambuco, a state at the Northeast region of Brazil, produces tropical climate flowers (Heliconiaceae, Zingiberaceae, Costaceae, Araceae) at coastal land, as well as temperate climate flowers (Rosa × grandiflora, Gladiolus grandiflorus, Dendrathema grandiflorum, Solidago canadensis, Gypsophila sp., Gerbera jamesonii) at uplands. The blooming season, colors, flower size and quality are some of the advantages on growing these crops on these regions. The flower agribusiness in Pernambuco is organized into associations and has been increasing during the past 10 years, due to private and governmental investments. The SEBRAE – PE is supporting promotional material, capacitating producers and also surveying international markets. Institutions such as CNPq, Banco do Nordeste ETENE – FUNDECI and FACEPE are investing on research and developing inter-institutional projects focused on production and quality of cut flowers. The Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco is responsible for some of these projects and is conducting experiments on plant propagation (tissue culture, growth-promotion, rhizome propagation), floral development, molecular markers and plant diseases. With these strategies Pernambuco looks forward to become more competitive in the floriculture sector and an exponent of flower exportation. This work describes aspects of the floriculture segment and characterizes some of the flower species cultivated in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. | |
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