Rose Torture: Severe Heat in Texas Yields Better Varieties for Research (VIDEO)

Texas A&M AgriLife Communications

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At least one person admits that the extreme heat in Texas this year was beneficial. But all the same, he’d opt next time for a handmade torture chamber. "Some people will complain about the heat, but from my viewpoint as a breeder, I love stress," said Dr. David Byrne, Texas AgriLife Research rose breeder. With maximum mean highs of 107 degrees for weeks near Mansfield and 104 at College Station, where Byrne has research plots, numerous rose varieties were put to one of Mother Nature’s extreme tests.

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