University of Florida Potato Variety Trials Spotlight: Marcy by Mario H. M. L. Andrade, Rodrick Z. Mwatuwa, Christian T. Christensen, Lincoln Zotarelli

“… ‘Marcy’ is a white-flesh and white-skinned fresh-market potato variety released from the Cornell University Potato Breeding program in 1990. The cultivar was selected from a cross between ‘Atlantic’ and Q155-3 (De Jong et al. 2006). …”
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BREEDING OF EARLY MATURING SOYBEAN VARIETIES IN EAST KAZAKHSTAN by S. V. Didorenko, Yu. N. Spryagaylova, A. I. Abugalieva

“…In 2017, the cultivar ‘Birlik KV’ was approved for cultivation in East Kazakhstan Region.…”
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Sugarcane Orange Rust by Philippe Rott, Sushma Sood, Jack C. Comstock, Richard N. Raid, N. C. Glynn, Robert A. Gilbert, Hardev S. Sandhu

“… In June 2007, rust symptoms were observed on sugarcane cultivar CP80-1743 about six miles east of Belle Glade, Florida. …”
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“Earlyploid” - Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass by Ann R. Blount, Gordon M. Prine, Cheryl L. Mackowiak, Kevin E. Kenworthy, Jeffery C. Jones, Paul E. Reith

“…Regional variety trials show it is the earliest tetraploid ryegrass cultivar available commercially. It offers excellent disease resistance and sufficient cold tolerance to be grown successfully in the southern annual ryegrass region of the U.S. …”
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Specialty Cut Flower Production Guides for Florida: Sunflower by Rick Schoellhorn, Everett Emino, Erin Alvarez

“…New cultivars have been introduced especially for bedding and cut flower use, as the familiar old cultivars and agronomic oil seed types are not well suited for these purposes. …”
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Impact of breeder seed multiplication and certified quality seed distribution on rice production in India by Gogineni S. V. Prasad, Chilukuri S. Rao, Kota Suneetha, Kalambur Muralidharan, E. A. Siddiq

“…Methods We created a database and analyzed data on BS production for 24 years (1995–96 to 2018–19) in 475 inbred and 22 F1 hybrid cultivars. Estimates were made to rank cultivars on the proportional contribution of a cultivar, quantity produced and a new BS index. …”
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Evolution within a given virulence phenotype (pathotype) is driven by changes in aggressiveness: a case study of French wheat leaf rust populations by Fontyn, Cécilia, Meyer, Kevin JG, Boixel, Anne-Lise, Delestre, Ghislain, Piaget, Emma, Picard, Corentin, Suffert, Frédéric, Marcel, Thierry C, Goyeau, Henriette

“…For pathotype 106 314 0, the most recent genotype had a shorter latency period on several of the cultivars most frequently grown in the landscape, but not on ‘neutral’ and ‘naive’ cultivars. …”
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Analysis of quantitative trait loci and candidate gene exploration associated with cold tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) during the seedling stage by Sumin Jo, Seong-Gyu Jang, Sais-Beul Lee, Ji-Yoon Lee, Jun-Hyeon Cho, Ju-Won Kang, Yeongho Kwon, So-Myeong Lee, Dong-Soo Park, Soon-Wook Kwon, Jong-Hee Lee

“…QTL analysis was conducted on a doubled haploid (DH) population derived from a cross between the cold-sensitive indica cultivar 93-11 and the cold-tolerant japonica cultivar Milyang352. …”
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Establishment of a Breeding Approach Combined with Gamma Ray Irradiation and Tissue Regeneration for Highbush Blueberry by Xuan Yu, Haidi Yuan, Yihong Jin, Chuizheng Xia, Jiani Zhu, Jiali Che, Jiao Yang, Xiaofei Wang, Bingsong Zheng, Shufang Yang, Cristian Silvestri, Fuqiang Cui, Jianfang Zuo

“…This approach provides a valuable reference for future blueberry breeding programs aimed at enhancing genetic diversity and improving cultivar performance.…”
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Comparación morfofisiológica de plántulas de Solanum lycopersicum obtenidas con sustrato en bandeja by Luis Alberto García Velázquez, Carisleidy Hernández Hernández, Yoerlandy Santana-Baños, Ramón Hernández Carballo, Reiner González Moreno

“…El experimento se ejecutó en la Universidad de Pinar del Río, Cuba. Se utilizaron los cultivares ‘Celeste’, ‘Desquite’, ‘Grandioso’ y ‘Radiante’, en un diseño completamente al azar con arreglo factorial (factores: sustrato y cultivar). …”
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Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard by Shogo Matsumoto, Tsutomu Maejima

“…It was confirmed that O. cornifrons acts as a useful pollinator in an apple orchard consisting of one kind of cultivar with pollinizers planted not more than 10 m from commercial cultivars.…”
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'Micro-Gold' Miniature Dwarf Tomato by John W. Scott, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…It is a comparison to 'Micro-Tom' (Scott and Harbaugh, 1989), which has been the smallest tomato cultivar released to date. Like 'Micro-Tom', 'Micro-Gold' is being released as a tomato that can be grown singly in small pots (13 cm in diameter; 1-liter volume), as three plants in hanging pots (15 cm in diameter, 1.8-liter volume), or more plants in larger hanging pots. …”
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Giant Sweetpotato Bug, Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Susan E. Halbert

“… A large colony of Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) was found in late June 1995 on an Asian cultivar of sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) in Homestead, Florida, by Lynn D. …”
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Organic Peach Production in Florida by David Campbell, Danielle Treadwell, Ali Sarkhosh, Oscar E. Liburd, Jeff Brecht

“…Profitability is contingent upon appropriate cultivar selection, efficient nutrient and water management, preventative pest management, and selling fruit for a price premium during the early market window. …”
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Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium' by Edward F. Gilman

“…The deeply divided, soft green leaves have 9 to 11 lobes and are delicately displayed on thin, drooping branches. The cultivar 'Vitifolium' leaves are less divided, providing a coarse texture in the landscape. …”
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Abelia x grandiflora 'Sherwoodii' by Edward F. Gilman

“… This popular cultivar of glossy abelia is a fine-textured, semi-evergreen, small shrub with 1.5-inch-long, red-tinged leaves arranged along thin, stiff stems (Figure 1). …”
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Más allá de los desechos: un ensayo fotográfico en el basural a cielo abierto de Oberá, Misiones by Ana Goldemberg

“…Sin embargo, nos permiten reflexionar acerca de las colaboraciones multiespecies y las posibilidades de supervivencia en un ambiente contaminado. Se trata, pues, de cultivar una forma de observar, atenta y sensible, y de transmitirla siguiendo lo que Haraway denomina “art-science activism”.…”
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Pepper Production in Miami-Dade County, Florida by Qingren Wang, Shouan Zhang, Yuncong Li, Dakshina R. Seal, Waldemar Klassen, Teresa Olczyk

“…But to be successful, careful attention must be paid to maintain healthy plants and high productivity with efficient management of soil and water for the particular needs of each variety or cultivar. This revised 7-page fact sheet provides general information and guidelines for pepper growers in Miami-Dade County, including major pepper varieties, and their horticultural traits, and fundamental soil and water management requirements. …”
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Rice Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne graminicola (Nematoda: Chromadorea: Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae: Meloidogyne) by Hung Xuan Bui, Clemen J. Oliveira, Johan A. Desaeger, Nathan E. Schroeder

“…Yield loss due to Meloidogyne graminicola ranges from 28%–87% depending on disease severity and cultivar. …”
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'Micro-Gold' Miniature Dwarf Tomato by John W. Scott, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…It is a comparison to 'Micro-Tom' (Scott and Harbaugh, 1989), which has been the smallest tomato cultivar released to date. Like 'Micro-Tom', 'Micro-Gold' is being released as a tomato that can be grown singly in small pots (13 cm in diameter; 1-liter volume), as three plants in hanging pots (15 cm in diameter, 1.8-liter volume), or more plants in larger hanging pots. …”
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