Horticultural plants of the same species that are distinctive enough to be given a name are called cultivars, which is short for "cultivated variety." A cultivar can be distinguished from other similar cultivars by some combination of...

A cultivated plant that has been produced through a selective breeding programme and therefore did not arise in nature by the processes of evolution or NATURAL SELECTION. Cultivars are produced to emphasise a particular characteristic or trait in the...

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because it has desirable characteristics (decorative or useful) that distinguish it from otherwise similar plants of the same species. When propagated it retains those...

Crop cultivar registration requires multienvironment trials for assessing the value for cultivation and use (VCU). The series of trials usually extends across 3 yr, with some cultivars being discarded each year. Selection gives rise to a missing-data or drop-out pattern that is not completely...

Abstract Apple cultivar sensitivity to azoxystrobin fungicide was evaluated over two years. A single application of azoxystrobin at 200 ppm concentration was applied to selected shoots of over fifty different apple cultivars and rootstocks. Treated shoots were then evaluated for phytotoxicity four to...

Jim and Nancy Schade opened their winery, Schade Vineyard, with the goal of bringing a touch of Napa Valley to the South Dakota prairie.Schade was the third vineyard set up in the state after the Legislature passed a 1996 law allowing farm wineries. South Dakota's...

Jim and Nancy Schade opened their winery, Schade Vineyard, with the goal of bringing a touch of Napa Valley to the South Dakota prairie.Schade was the third vineyard set up in the state after the Legislature passed a 1996 law allowing farm wineries. South Dakota's...