• FLOWER RESEARCH JOURNAL
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.234-238
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• 2008

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of growth retardants such as CCC and diniconazole in grafted cactus for control shipping product of grafted cactus, which had high degree of dependence upon export. The PGRs were 50, 100, 150 $mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ CCC and diniconazole, respectively. Treatment of diniconazole and CCC not reduced diameter on Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii but number of tubercle reduced significantly according to the increase of diniconazole treatment, control was 7.2 tubercles, but with 100 $mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ diniconazole was 6.4 tubercles. Treatment of diniconazole and CCC reduced significantly diameter and tubercle number on Chamaecereus silvestrii f. variegata at higher concentration. Diameter and height reduced significantly the treatment of CCC with 3.3 and 13.4 mm of 150 $mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$, respectively. Dry weight of root, rootstock and scion decreased at higher concentrations of CCC and diniconazole in Chamaecereus silvestrii f. variegata. The most effective method of plant growth retardants for controlling of shipping time was the 150 $mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ CCC treatment.

• Korean Journal of Breeding Science
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.521-524
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• 2008

A new graft cactus (Chamaecereus silvestrii f. variegata) cultivars "Yellow Ttree" was developed at Cactus Research Institute, Gyeonggi-do A.R.E.S. in 2007. GC013001 and GC0110703 were crossed in 2005 and we got 42 seedlings from this combination. After pedigree selection in 2005, one cultivar were finally selected through the test of specific character in 2007 and named as "Yellow Ttree". "Yellow Ttree" has cylindrical shape of yellow color with 13~14 ribs. Formation of its offshoots is concentrated on the lower part of the plant. This cultivar is able to produce 13.9 offsets shoots per plant and its offshoots are hard.