T. flava was discovered in Assam by Buchanan Hamilton three-quarters of a century ago, and has since been found to extend southward to Tenesserim, and eastward to Siam and China. It was introduced into cultivation by M. Linden, who received the seeds from M. Godefroy in Cochin China in ...
Mature seeds were obtained from only 3 of 30 reciprocal cross combinations: T. fournieri脳T. bicolor, T. fournieri脳T. baillonii, and T. bicolor脳T. baillonii. Ovule culture was applied to overcome the interspecific crossing barrier of Torenia, ovule culture was applied. Swollen ovules (250)...
Western flower thrips (F. occidentalis) were maintained on both pollen (of C. sinensis . Camellia sinensis) and seeds (of Vicia faba) in rearing cages in a climate- controlled room (22uC, 60 6 10% relative humidity [RH], 16-h photoperiod)33. Female adults 3–7 days after emergence ...