social and political pressures, retailers are asking or demanding that plant producers reduce or eliminate the use of neonicotinoid insecticides in ornamental plant production. According to a nationwide study performed by Wollaeger et al. (2015
ornamental landscape industry. Researchers have documented injury from airborne salts to plants growing near the coast ( Edwards and Holmes, 1968 ; Karschon, 1964 ; Malloch, 1972 ). Exposure to water with high salt content reduces or inhibits plant growth
Traditionally cultivated in China, primrose ( Primula sp.) is popular for its early spring blooming in December through April. Although some species have medicinal uses, most of them are being bred and cultivated as ornamental plants, including
influence behavior toward ornamental plants ( Rihn and Khachatryan, 2016 ). Rihn and Khachatryan (2016) assess how consumers’ awareness of neonicotinoids was related to pollinator-related knowledge and pollinator promotion preferences. About, 24% of the U
Lilacs ( Syringa sp.) have been used as hardy ornamental plants by humans throughout history because of their showy, fragrant flowers and winterhardiness ( Dirr, 2009 ; Juntheikki-Palovaara et al., 2013 ). Lilacs are an economically important
. Table 1. Student demographics for two fall semesters (2013–14) of an ornamental plant identification (ID) course at Kansas State University. Fig. 1. Ternary plot of learning style preference percentages for students of two fall semesters (2013–14) of an
Branching is a pivotal determinant of plant architecture ( Umehara et al. 2008 ), not only influencing the capacity of the plant to adapt to its environment but also significantly impacting crop yield, ornamental characteristics, and production
Luther Burbank passionately bred all commodities of horticultural plants, particularly ornamentals (herbaceous and woody flowers, trees, shrubs), on his own properties, first at his 4-acre home and nursery in Santa Rosa, CA, but later, and primarily
hundreds of grape cultivars from Greece, Portugal, Spain, and the Middle East to the United States. Plants with ornamental value, as well as food and fiber crops were introduced by plant explorers into the United States. For example, in 1957, John Creech
Invasive populations of Japanese barberry ( Berberis thunbergii DC.) are currently found in 30 states across the United States ( Anonymous, 2007 ). Barberry plants are established from seed, which is primarily dispersed by birds and small rodents