1. Protea: A Floricultural Crop from the Cape Floristic Kingdom

  1. Jules Janick
  1. J. H. Coetzee and
  2. G. M. Littlejohn

Published Online: 26 JUL 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9780470650806.ch1

Book Title

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 26

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 26

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How to Cite

Coetzee, J. H. and Littlejohn, G. M. (2000) Protea: A Floricultural Crop from the Cape Floristic Kingdom, in Horticultural Reviews, Volume 26 (ed J. Janick), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470650806.ch1

Editor Information

  1. Purdue University, USA

Author Information

  1. Agricultural Research Council: Fynbos, Private Bag X1, Elsenburg, 7607 South Africa

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 26 JUL 2010
  2. Published Print: 11 DEC 2000

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471387893

Online ISBN: 9780470650806

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Keywords:

  • Protea: A Floricultural Crop from the Cape Floristic Kingdom;
  • Genetic Variability;
  • “The cultivation of proteas and their allies”;
  • Reproductive Biology;
  • expansion of drying achenes assists in forcing the achenes from the drying infructescence;
  • Interspecific Hybridization;
  • Pathogens Associated with Diseases of Protea;
  • Pathogens of Shoots, Stems, and Inflorescences;
  • Phytophagous Insect Fauna of Protea;
  • Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • History

  • Reproductive Biology

  • Crop Improvement

  • Physiology

  • Production

  • Conclusion

  • Literature Cited

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