Selection of Garden Roses to Improve the Ecosystem Services They Provide

Tanjga, Biljana Božanić; Ljubojević, Mirjana; Đukić, Aleksandar; Vukosavljev, M.; Ilić, Olivera; Narandžić, Tijana

doi:10.3390/horticulturae8100883

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“…Firstly, many annuals were initially bred to provide long-term color aesthetics and not to attract pollinators, so some may possess little or no foraging resources (pollen or nectar) for flower-visiting insects, even though they have the benefit of being some of the easiest plants to grow [62]. For example, "double" flowers, or varieties of flowers with extra petals such as zinnia "Double Zahara", are often highly bred for human aesthetic appeal and are not accessible to pollinators [63,64]. Because annuals are often preferred for their ornamental value, their addition within gardens should be carefully balanced against more rewarding plants to provide foraging resources for bees.…”

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confidence: 99%

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If You Grow It, They Will Come: Ornamental Plants Impact the Abundance and Diversity of Pollinators and Other Flower-Visiting Insects in Gardens

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Gardening for pollinators and other flower-visiting insects, where ornamental landscaping plants are added to provide habitats and foraging resources, may provide substantial benefits to declining insect populations. However, plant recommendations often lack empirical grounding or are limited geographically. Here, we created a pollinator garden, replicated across two sites, that contained 25 ornamental landscape plants that were either native or non-native to mid-Atlantic states and perennial or annual. Our objective was to determine the plants that would bring insect abundance and diversity to gardens. We surveyed the number and taxonomy of insects visiting the plants for two summers. We found a significant effect of plant species on both the abundance and diversity of flower-visiting insects. Insects were 42 times more abundant on our most visited plant (black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia fulgida) versus our least visited plant (petunia, Petunia sp.). There was more than one diversity point difference in the Shannon index between the plant with the most (purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea) and least (verbena, Verbena bonariensis) diverse visitors. Across our plants, honey bee (Apis mellifera) abundance positively correlated with other insect pollinators, although not specifically with wild bee abundance. Native perennials outperformed non-native perennials and non-native annuals in insect abundance, and both non-native and native perennials attracted more diversity than non-native annuals. Across plants, diversity scores quadratically related to insect abundance, where the highest diversity was seen on the plants with medium abundance. Lastly, we present the weighted sums of all insect visitors per plant, which will allow future gardeners to make informed landscaping decisions. Overall, we have shown that gardening schemes could benefit from a data-driven approach to better support abundant and diverse insect populations within ornamental landscape gardens.

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“…Insect pollinators are attracted to plants by many interacting floral traits [45,60,63]. Recently, it was shown that the traits that most reliably influenced pollinator attraction are flower color, display area, and morphology, which coincidently are also the same traits usually selected for in the development of plant cultivars [86].…”

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If You Grow It, They Will Come: Ornamental Plants Impact the Abundance and Diversity of Pollinators and Other Flower-Visiting Insects in Gardens

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“…Friedman et al [112] investigated the yield, susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea and levels of antioxidants of 12 edible garden rose cultivars, concluding that the cultivars 'English Sachet', 'Eterna', 'San Francisco' and 'Maxim' exhibited the lowest sensitivity to disease. Rose material investigated by Božanić Tanjga et al [113] included seven garden rose cultivars from the 'Mella' series, bred by the private breeding company 'Pheno Geno Roses'. The results indicated the high potential of varieties from the 'Mella' collection for growing in urban conditions due to their attraction of a significant number of pollinators and their tolerance to the main diseasecausing agents.…”

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Landscaping with Fruits: Citizens’ Perceptions toward Urban Horticulture and Design of Urban Gardens

Narandžić,

Ružičić,

Grubač

et al. 2023

Horticulturae

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Urban horticulture represents a sustainable way of dealing with the challenges of modern cities, including urbanization processes, population growth tendencies, a lack of green areas, environmental pollution and food insecurity. This study aimed to (1) investigate the perceptions of citizens of Novi Sad municipality, Republic of Serbia, toward urban horticulture and (2) assess plant materials appropriate for cultivation in urban gardens and suggest urban spaces completely designed with the use of various forms of edible fruit species, including roses. The same questionnaire was administered with a four-year time gap, in 2019 and again in 2023, before and after the coronavirus pandemic. To investigate plant materials suitable for urban gardening, relevant articles in Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science platforms were searched. The questionnaires’ results showed significant differences between the two years concerning respondents’ attitudes toward urban horticulture’s impact on food safety, socialization and personal health and development, which could have been influenced by the pandemic. Vegetables were grown by most respondents, commonly in household yards and gardens. The main motivations for participating in community urban gardens were to grow food for their own consumption and to make charitable contributions, followed by the motivation ‘to socialize and relax’. Exemplary designs of an urban pocket, kindergarten yard and atrium courtyard are presented, providing insights into numerous possibilities for landscaping with fruits.

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“…Roses, in general, are plants that thrive in light and heat, and they can completely reward the grower who provides appropriate conditions for the full expression of their biological and ornamental potential (Božanić Tanjga et al, 2022). Nevertheless, roses can thrive even in a world that is "imperfect" because they are extremely undemanding and adapt to various conditions.…”

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The use of genetic resources in rose breeding and creation of new rose cultivars through hybridization and selection

SALCĂ ROMAN,

LEHEL,

SOMSAI

et al. 2024

Not Bot Horti Agrobo

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Despite the existence of more than 37,000 different varieties of roses worldwide, there remains a significant interest and high relevance in rose breeding. The rose is the most beloved flower in the world, commonly named the “queen of flowers”. In addition to its remarkable ornamental significance, the rose possesses various ecological, environmental, landscaping, food, pharmaceutical and medicinal, cosmetic, and industrial attributes, among others, thereby contributing to its overall socio-economic value. The current study investigated the results of rose breeding in a horticulture research center in the northwest of Romania with over 70 years of experience. The main method used to generate variability for the selection of new genotypes was artificial hybridization. After 1970, an average of 15-20 crossings per year were carried out, in different parental formulas or types of crosses, with approximately 1000-2000 flowers per pollinated per parental combination. Thousands of F1 hybrids were obtained annually (approximately 10,000-12,000 hybrids per year per hybrid combination), and dozens of elites were selected, grafted, and promoted as clonal selections in comparative trials. The success rate in obtaining new varieties through hybridization was 5.1% from total hybrid combinations, 0.72% from total hybrids, and 1.6% from total clonal selections. Of the total new varieties, hybrid teas represent 11.9%, floribundas 64.2%, shrubs 16.6%, and others 7.1%. 38 new cultivars suitable for open field cultivation were obtained, showing different habits, decorative value, flowering behavior, flower color, fragrance, resistance to frost or major diseases, and intended use. The exploration of new research directions aimed at harnessing the potential of roses, the region, and the socio-economic requirements was undertaken to enhance and beauty degraded, or landslide-prone lands, as well as to introduce damascene roses for the oil perfume and cosmetics industry.

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Selection of Garden Roses to Improve the Ecosystem Services They Provide

Cited by 8 publications

References 40 publications

If You Grow It, They Will Come: Ornamental Plants Impact the Abundance and Diversity of Pollinators and Other Flower-Visiting Insects in Gardens

If You Grow It, They Will Come: Ornamental Plants Impact the Abundance and Diversity of Pollinators and Other Flower-Visiting Insects in Gardens

Landscaping with Fruits: Citizens’ Perceptions toward Urban Horticulture and Design of Urban Gardens

The use of genetic resources in rose breeding and creation of new rose cultivars through hybridization and selection

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