Phu Tho: Successful cloning of lily flowers

In order to take the initiative in seed sources, reduce the cost of importing some lily bulbs from the Netherlands, Chile, . Viet Nam High Technology Seed Joint Stock Company (formerly the Seed Center of Phu Tho province) has tried cloning of some lily-like varieties.

This is a research program on the subject of 'Experimental cloning of some imported lily varieties' started in 2007.

The topic has selected 9 varieties of lily flowers that can be grown in Phu Tho, including 3 varieties of lily flower are Yelloween, Medusa, Twister can apply propagation by tuber separation. In Phu Tho, the best planting time for lilies is winter and spring.

Engineer Kieu Thi Anh Hong, a member of the Nau Vice Seed Production Enterprise under Vietnam Seed - High Technology Material Joint Stock Company, said: In the 3 years (2007-2009), the project has built a model. Planting lily flowers in the Enterprise with an area of ​​160m 2/2 crops, the number of cultivated tubers is 2,000 tubers of Sorbonne and 1,480 of Twister. In 2009, the model collected profit of 290 million VND / ha.

After the project, the company continues to propagate a lily flower on the basis of 9 selected varieties and some new varieties that are favored by the market, on average, every year, 7-8 thousand tubers of seeds will be propagated. flowers serve the market. In addition, the project has trained 5 workers and technicians on the production and propagation of lily flowers at the experimental sites and built facilities to enable the propagation of lily flowers including cold storage. tubers, net houses, .

Successful flower clonal breeding provided the basis for promoting lily flower growing in Phu Tho and paving the way for regions with similar weather conditions. In addition, the commercial production of the two varieties of Sorbonne and Twister has proved the effectiveness of the technical process, bringing economic efficiency to growers, creating jobs for large laborers at Phu-Tho.