Genetic Engineering in Rose
- In the past, roses were simply red, yellow or white. Blue roses could not exist as rose plants are unable to produce blue pigments naturally
- By means of gene technology, this goal has been achieved. Designer cut flowers are being created with exceptional colours with prolonged shelf life, with added fragrances or with built in frost protection.
- After 13 years of joint research by Australian company Florigene and Japanese company Suntory, a blue rose was created in 2004 using genetic engineering.
- Years of research resulted in the ability to insert a gene for the plant pigment delphinidin cloned from petunia and into an old garden Cardinal de Richelieu rose.
Rose breeding in India and abroad
- The work on rose breeding is being carried out at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, National Botanical Research institute (NBRI), Lucknow and IHBT, Palampur.
- NBRI has developed and released nine gamma ray mutants, and also detected three spontaneous mutants.
IARI, New Delhi:
- H.T. Rose: Abhisarika, Anurag, Arjun, Bhim, Charugandha, Chitwan, Dr. B.P. Pal, Ganga, Jawahar, Mother Teresa, Mridula, Mrinalini, Nurjehan, Priyadarshini, Pusa Sonia, Raj Kumari, Raktagandha, Rangasala, Surabhi, Vasant
- Floribunda: Arunima, Chandrama, Deepshikha, Himangini, Mohini, Nav Sadabahar, Neelambari, Prema, Sadabahar, Saratoga, Shabanam, Sindoor, Suchitra, Suryodaya
- Miniature: Delhi Scarlet
- Poliantha: Swati
 NBRI, Lucknow:
- Hybrid Tea: Light Pink Prize, Mrinalini Stripe, Pink Montezuma, Summer Holiday Mutant, Winter Holiday Mutant
- Floribunda: Ankara, Curio, Pink Contempo, Salmon Beauty Lighter, Sharada, Sukumari, Twinkle, Yellow Contempo, Pink Imperator
- Miniature: Windy City Mutant
- Climber: Climbing Cri Cri
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