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    Aderman Plum
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1985) Luby, J. J.; et al.
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    Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1994) Hanchek, Anne M.; et al.
    Continued growth of over 15 percent per year has marked the bedding plant industry since 1978. On the wholesale level, producing annuals and perennials has become a billiondollarbusiness nationally. The University of Minnesota supports this growing industry in Minnesota in various ways, among which are the cultivar trials conducted on Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Stations at Morris, St. Paul, and Grand Rapids. At thesesites,newand oldcultivarsare grownfromseed donated byseed companies, planted out,and rated periodicallyfor fieldperformance.Thegardensareopen to thepublic and industry for self-guided tours throughout the growing season, providing a unique opportunity to compare performance of bedding plantcultivars underregionalconditions. In this publication, results from all three sites are summarized. The data reflect the growing conditions at each site during 1992 only; cultivars may have performed quite differently in previous years. For results from earlier trials, contact the site supervisordirectly, or obtain earlier editions of this publication fromthe MES DistributionCenter.Not all years maybe available
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    Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1995) Hanchek, Anne M.; et al.
    Continuedgrowthofover 15percent per year has marked the bedding plant industry since 1978.Onthewholesalelevel,producing annualsandperennialshasbecome abilliondollar business nationally. The University of Minnesota supports this growing industry in Minnesota in various ways, among which are the cultivar trialsconducted on Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Stations at Morris, St. Paul, and Grand Rapids. At these sites, new and old cultivars are grownfromseeddonatedby seedcompanies, planted out,and rated periodicallyfor field performance.Thegardens are opentothepublic and industryfor self-guided tours throughout the growing season,providinga uniqueopportunity tocompareperformanceofbedding plantcultivars under regionalconditions. In thispublication,results fromallthree sites are summarized.Thedata reflectthe growingconditionsateachsiteduring 1994 only; cultivars may have performed quite differentlyinprevious years. For resultsfromearlier trials,contactthesitesupervisordirectly,or obtainearliereditions ofthispublicationfromthe MES Distribution Center. Not allyears may be available.
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    Maxi Mums
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1997) Ascher, Peter; et al.
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    New Mums Celebrate the University Color the Landscape
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 2001) Anderson, Neil; et al.
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    Nordic Raspberry
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1987) Luby, J. J.; et al.
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    Redwing Raspberry
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1987) Luby, J. J.; et al.
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    Rose Blush Chrysanthemum
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1993) Ascher, Peter; et al.
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    Summercrisp Pear
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1987) Luby, J. J.; et al.
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    Two New Mums- Snowscape & Inca
    (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996) Ascher, Peter; et al.