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      • The cultivar name is written Genus species 'Cultivar', for example, Rosa rugosa 'Scabrosa'. Etiquette demands that a capital letter is used for the cultivar name and that it is in quotation marks.
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  2. May 20, 2018 · Cultivar Definition. A cultivar is a subspecies classification describing plants varieties which are produced through artificial selection. Cultivar, the word, comes from a combination of cultivated variety. Different forms of the same species are considered varieties.

  3. The naming of plants (nomenclature) is controlled by two international codes. IAPT: International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. Controlling the botanical naming of plants (both wild and cultivated). Prior to 2011 this was called the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.

  4. Cultivars (cultivated varieties) are extremely important in horticulture. By naming a single genetic individual (clone) the cultivar concept is valuable in two quite different ways. Firstly, it allows us to distinguish horticulturally significant points within the diversity of a species.

  5. Jul 23, 2024 · A cultivar, short for cultivated variety, is a plant that is propagated through human intervention to develop a desirable characteristic and ensure it retains the characteristics of its parent plant. Cultivars are created from stem cutting, grafting, tissue cultures, or cross-pollination.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CultivarCultivar - Wikipedia

    The naming of cultivars is an important aspect of cultivated plant taxonomy, and the correct naming of a cultivar is prescribed by the Rules and Recommendations of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP, commonly denominated the Cultivated Plant Code).

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    The cultivar name should be presented after the species name, in plain type (not italicized) and within single quotes. The first letter of each word in the cultivar name should be capitalized.

  8. A cultivar is any new plant that comes about in cultivation (rather than in the wild). This is regardless of whether the new plant was 'planned' - the result of a plant breeder...

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