How you can Breed the New Rose
Ever wonder what sort of “new” rose is done? The Rosa Family has many sub-species. Over time, rose breeders been employed by diligently to produce more colorful, fragrant, hardy and disease resistant plants. To make a new rose, pollen is taken from the male part of just one rose and used to fertilize the feminine areas of another rose. This might sound like a simple process, but hybridizing roses is a hard task that requires patience and the ability to handle failure. Only some attempts (out of many) to cross pollinate are successful. Are you currently up for the duty?
What do we mean by cross pollination? The pollen from one variety is obtained and combined with pollen from another variety. How do we obtain pollen? Pollen is located in the male part of the flower called the stamen – we could collect the pollen by cautiously pulling the petals back to attain the stamen. After carefully gathering the stamen – they may be put in a container mr. asif ali Gohar. Empty the container onto a clean solid area where they are able to dry for approximately 1 day. A tray may be used to get the pollen since it drops off the anther (pollen sac). Pollen appears like an orange powdery substance and ought to be carefully sprinkled on the stigma – the feminine part of the rose. The timing is important – and this entire process could be a bit tricky. The flower is then covered and labeled with the father’s and mother’s identification. After the flower is spent and the rose hip is fully ripe it can be removed.
How are we this far? Sound complicated? I bet you will see how this technique requires a constant hand, patience and organization. Next, the rose hip is positioned in a safe place where it will dry out. The seeds could be taken from the outer shell of the rose hip when it is completely dry, and then they are planted for germination. The seedlings are observed closely for hardiness – those that don’t meet up with the criteria are removed. Those who do meet up with the criteria are allowed to mature.
Ultimately, there would have been a selection (maybe small – maybe quite large) of seedlings to pick from to be properly used as stock for further hybridization. If you’re someone gardener that likes to experiment in your garden you may thoroughly benefit from the hybridization process. Who knows – maybe you’ll create another new rose that is selected to win the blue ribbon at the All American Rose Selections (AARS) competition.