Yunnan Province, known as "Flower Kingdom" in southwest China, has made breakthroughs in its flower seed industry with self-grown varieties and smart agriculture.The provincial capital Kunming claims favorable conditions for flower cultivation. Geographically positioned in low latitudes and high altitudes, plus sufficient sunshine even in winder, various new flower strains thrive in breeding greenhouses.
At the Flower Research Institute of the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, researchers have developed a novel variety with rich fragrance."It has not been registered as a new variety as yet, but it's of a very, very good phenotypic trait. Both its parents have a strong fragrance, and so does this variety. Many rose varieties in the market are actually not fragrant at all. So, we should pioneer a new track that is different from foreign breeding," said Cai Yanfei, a researcher at the institute.
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