Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted April 25, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted April 25, 2024 Modern rose hybrids have a worrying lack of genetic diversity Hybrid tea roses, which include varieties such as Charles de Gaulle, are the most popular class of modern garden rose Fir Mamat / Alamy Modern commercial roses have lost over a quarter of their genetic diversity compared with older varieties, which could leave them vulnerable to ********* or climate change. Roses have been admired and grown since antiquity, when people in Asia and Europe began cultivating ancient varieties from a dozen wild rose species. There were less than 100 varieties before 1800, but by 1900 there were around 8000 varieties of crossed ****** and *********… This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up genetics,plants #Modern #rose #hybrids #worrying #lack #genetic #diversity This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/21902-modern-rose-hybrids-have-a-worrying-lack-of-genetic-diversity/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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