Cultivated lilies include many garden varieties in addition to
the Easter lily, Lilium longiflorum Thunb. A popular member of
the garden group is Lilium speciosum Thunb., whose leaves can be
discolored by a virus symptom described as streak mottle. This
disorder is characterized by dashes of chlorotic tissue interspersed
with...
A study was conducted to characterize the vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhizal fungi of commercially grown Easter lily. Monthly field soil and root samples were collected from March through September, 1975, from five fields in the coastal area of southern Oregon and northern California. Soil sievings were inoculated onto clover, onion and...
Although chemical fungicides are commonly used to control fungal soil-borne
diseases of Easter lilies, Lilium longiflorum Thunb., in field production and
greenhouse forcing, cultural and biological controls may be alternatives or
complementary to chemicals for control of pathogens.
The influence of inoculations with beneficial, symbiotic, and biocontrol
microorganisms to enhance...
Investigations were undertaken to study in detail the
responses of the Easter lily bulb, Lilium longiflorum
Thunb., to storage. The primary objectives were 1) to
characterize the morphological response of the plants to a
range of conditions during bulb storage and 2) to identify
those factors controlling floral initiation. 'Croft',...
The development of Easter lily Lilium longiflorum Thunb.
'Ace' bulblets from scales was used to study the influence of scale
pre-cooling, growing temp, and daylength on scale initiation,
scale "filling" (bulbing), and scale leaf formation. The development
of 'Croft', 'Ace', and 'Nellie White' daughter bulbs in field-grown
yearlings was also...
Greenhouse-grown, September-harvested Lilium longiflorum cv. 'Nellie white' bulbs were used to determine temperature requirements during 5 pre-bloom and 1 post-bloom phases of development each of 1 month's duration. Plantes were subjected to 3 air temperatures(24°day/ 18°C night, 18°/13° and 13°/10°) in combination with soil temperatures at 30°, 24°, and equal...