Trends in Ornamental Plant Breeding Research and Development - 農業知識入口網

Preface

　　Due to the rapid development of the Industrial Revolution, the continuous enhancement of synthetic chemistry, the emergence of unlimited capitalism, the high consumption of natural resources, the greenhouse effect of high carbon footprint, the unending expansion of drought, the serious pollution and depletion of air and water sources, the price that countries have to pay for destroying the environment in order to get rid of poverty is huge and heavy!

　　Coupled with the population explosion and increasingly limited living space, the rise in environmental awareness, the developed countries, influenced by the book "Silent Spring", have all implemented increasingly stringent pesticide policies.

　　With the intensification of climate, population and soil changes, the existing "old varieties" are bound to gradually decline, and ornamental plants that improve the living environment are the first hit to receive attention; cultivating ornamental plants with drought resistance, heat resistance, cold resistance and other stress resistance is obviously urgent and imperative.

　　In order to ensure a pollution-free, environmentally friendly and "green" healthier society, relevant public and private institutions in progressive countries have adopted a two-pronged approach of "leGISlative constraints" and "selection and awards"; attempting to regulate (reduce or lower) the use limits of chemical pesticides, fertilizers and water resources, which is stimulating the research and development of these "new plants" that are adapted to the transformation which would promote the incentive of business opportunity, the scientific research and breeding communities are longing to invest in this emerging field, which maybe explored as Money Tree!

　　"Crisis is an opportunity"! Since the impact of such complex environmental changes provided these prospects.

　　In fact, the current research trends, including all species, must no longer rely on harmful chemical pesticides, but focus on "ecology" as the essential research core; and ornamental crops, in addition to stress resistance, "plant aesthetics" is full of prospects, the advance research on this vitality energy is thrilling.

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