calendar>>June 16. 2011 Juch 100
New Strains of Flowers Bred
Pyongyang, June 16 (KCNA) -- The Pyongyang Floriculture Institute has bred many new strains of flowers suitable for the country's climatic and soil conditions.

The institute has also succeeded in propagating flowering plants by means of tissue culture.

In particular, it registered a big success in cultivating flowers through gene transfer.

It has laid foundations for growing varieties of flowers by making use of genes resistant to low temperature and plant lice.

The flowers bred by the institute add to the beauty of streets in Pyongyang and other areas.

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