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Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum (Griseb) Shinn.] is a gentian native to the central and southern United States (Bailey 1949, Shinners 1957). Due to its large flowers, long stems, and extended vase life, it is an increasingly popular cut flower. The typical wild plant has blue-purple flowers, but intensive breeding in Japan over the last 30 years has produced varieties with white, pink, plum, and mauve flowers. To enhance the popularity of lisianthus, new varieties need to be developed. Desirable traits include; an expansion of the color range to red and yellow, sectoring of the pigmentation to produce stripes and star patterns, and a more compact plant form for the pot plant market.
Dr. Nigel Given died in June 1991. The authors would like to record their appreciation for the advice and support given by Dr. Given during the course of the work reported
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Deroles, S.C., Ledger, S.E., Miller, R.M., Davies, K.M., Given, N.K. (1993). Transformation in Eustoma grandiflorum (Lisianthus). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering III. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78006-6_18
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