Abstract
During the last 50 years the lily has become worldwide one of the most
important flower bulbs and cut flowers. They are mainly cultivated in The
Netherlands with bulb production acreage of more than 5000 ha. The assortment of
lilies consists of thousands of cultivars which can be classified in different hybrid
groups. Due to innovative new hybrid breeding strategies that have been developed
and implemented over these last 50 years, the assortment of lilies has changed
dramatically. The development of the assortment and the important steps herein
from the first diploid Asiatic hybrids to the wide variety of intersectional polyploid
hybrids that are available now or within the near future is described. The
characteristics of the most widely grown cultivars will be presented.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the II International Symposium on the Genus Lilium, Pescia, PT, Italy, 30 August - 3 September 2010 |
Editors | A. Grassotti, G. Burchi |
Pages | 223-230 |
Volume | 900 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | II International Symposium on the Genus Lilium, Pescia, PT, Italy - Duration: 30 Aug 2010 → 3 Sep 2010 |
Conference
Conference | II International Symposium on the Genus Lilium, Pescia, PT, Italy |
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Period | 30/08/10 → 3/09/10 |