‘Scotch’ spearmint ( Mentha × gracilis Sole. = M. cardiaca L.) and ‘Native’ spearmint ( Mentha spicata L.) are well-known and widely grown essential oil crops in many countries, including the United States ( Bienvenu et al., 1999 ; Lawrence
conservation concerns. Several examples can be taken from Rhododendron, where many species have been studied that are native to Asia ( Li et al. 2015 ; Wu et al. 2015 ; Zhao et al. 2012 ) and North America ( Chappell et al. 2008 ). These studies determined
competition between native and invasive species, and climate change are factors that lead to pollinator declines ( Goulson et al. 2015 ; National Research Council 2007 ; Potts et al. 2010 ; Soroye et al. 2020 ; Wagner et al. 2021 ). For example, native
species of global conservation concern ( Krupnick et al., 2013 ). Guidance on growing some native orchids is available ( Mathis, 2005 ; Seaton and Ramsey, 2005; Tullock, 2005 ), but none of those publications provide information on propagating native
irrigation water or a high soil water table. Non-native grasses maintained during the growing season compete with the grapevines for water and nitrogen and have led to reductions in grapevine vigor and yield. A cover crop of ‘Berber’ orchardgrass ( Dactylis
subset of the extant variation in native Andean cultivars. These colors are primarily red and blue anthocyanins that are present in skin or flesh to varying degrees and yellow to orange carotenoids in the flesh that display a broad variation in content
Rhododendron canescens (Michaux) Sweet is a deciduous shrub commonly known as Piedmont azalea or sweet azalea. It is a diploid species (2 n = 26) that has a native range in the southern United States from Texas to North Carolina. R. canescens is
In most settings, native germplasm proves, in the worst-case scenario, to be “weedy” and, occasionally, invasive. A weed is normally defined as a plant, native or non-native, that is not valued where it is growing ( U.S. Department of Agriculture
Orchidaceae is one of the largest and most diverse flowering plant families in the world with more than 25,000 different documented species ( Chugh et al., 2009 ). Florida is home to 106 native orchid species, of which 77 are listed as endangered
(orchid lovers) and the increasing demand for orchids by neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam. These conditions point to the urgency of the need to conserve native orchids in West Borneo. Conservancy efforts should be conducted in