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Authors : Rajendra N. Deshmukh

Page Nos : 81-82

Description :
Roses are the most famous flowers in the world. The reason behind popularity of the rose flower due to its wide variations in terms of color, size, fragrance and other attributes. In the world of gardening, roses are considered to be the most popular among the flowering plants. The Rosa genus includes approximately 300 species of woody flowering perennials with several thousand varieties cultivated from past. While there are some native roses found in nearly every part of the world, most varieties grown in landscapes are hybrid cultivars for which the original species ancestors have long since been forgotten. When we buy a modern rose variety, it is frequently sold by a unique cultivar name rather than by a species name. In the present study some morphological variation Rose verities are discussed.

Date of Online: 30 Sep 2016