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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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Coming up. Just in time for spring gardening, we'll look at the new breeds of flowers coming to a greenhouse near you, courtesy of a Granite State plant biologist. |
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But first, topic A. Education. Wednesday afternoon, a new center for the study of math and science and engineering education was dedicated at the University of New Hampshire. Named for President emeritus Joan Leitzel and her late husband,James, the center is designed to integrate math science and engineering in colleges, and universities with grades K-12. Dr. Leitzel spoke about the importance of education in those fields. |
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"Mathematics, science and engineering education have probably never been more important to individuals and to the well-being of our nation than at this time. We have long recognized that mathematics is a gateway to many careers, and unfortunately, a barrier to academic success for many students. We know that science and technology education are key to our nation's economic growth, to our national security, and to our responsibilities for the health and well-being of people world-wide." |
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Among those in attendance, NH Commissioner of Education Nicholas Donohue. Mr. Donahue joins us now in-studio to talk about innovations in learning and more. Welcome commissioner. |
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The State is facing some tough economic choices. How are those choices affecting or changing the work that you do? What's the toughest part of your job? What's the most pleasurable? How would you like New Hampshire's students to leave high school? What should they know or feel about themselves? Ten years from now, when you look back on your work here, what will stand out for you? budget - status w/regard to education No Child left Behind - Gregg says we'll have all the money we'll need What kind of shape is educational workforce in - i.e. shortages? Talk about school accountability how measure improvements - through test scores? |
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Finally. it's spring and many people are turning their thoughts to their gardens. Among consumers, there's a high demand for new and improved plants. As a result, the floriculture industry has become competitive, with growers turning to science for help. At the University of New Hampshire there's a plant breeding program geared to satisfying this need. Producer Susan Hajdu reports in our continuing series: Growing in New Hampshire. |
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Plant Breeding Script Montage of flower shots Rosanna clip -1-4:28- "Everybody loves flowers, the gardening, gardening is the number one hobby in this country, so it's just a growing industry." Narr 1 - And it's an ever-changing industry as well. Science is now doing to flowers what nature sometimes can't - producing new colors, more compact growth and fuller blooms. Dr Rosanna Freyre, a plant biologist at the University of New Hampshire, is helping to produce these changes. Rosanna clip - 2-:52 "Now I see flowers with a different eye now than before. I look at them with an eye for 'Could this be improved? Is there room for getting something better?" Narr 2 - For the past four years, Dr. Freyre has been focusing her plant breeding efforts on Anagallis Monellii, more commonly known as Blue Pimpernel. Although the cultivated variety available at the time - Skylover Blue - was a rare deep-blue color, it lacked popularity among gardeners. Question, Rosanna clip - 1-17:12 "In what ways did you try to improve? What are some of the aspects ? Skylover has a very pretty, true blue flower color but it has a couple of problems. One of them is that it has very long branches, long internodes, especially when it is grown in low light levels in the winter, so it gives it what we call a leggy appearance, and also it needs long day length to flower. So when growers grow it over the winter, or they start it in the winter, the plant won't flower until probably the end of May." Narr 3 - Which means it's not ready to sell until after one of the most important days of the year for nurseries - Mother's Day. So, Dr. Freyre is working to change that. Rosanna clip - 1-18:44 "In this case, I wanted to have the color stay the same, have this true blue flower that people love. But my objectives were to develop a plant with blue flowers that would have a more compact growth habit and earlier flowering in the season. And then later on, I have been developing new flower colors, so we can have a series of blue and orange, and pink, and violet Anagallis." Narr 4 - And to achieve those results, Dr. Freyre transfers pollen from one plant variety to another, also known as cross-pollination or hybridizing. Rosanna clip 2-2:07 "When you hybridize, you combine characteristics of two plants that are distinct and you actually, you are doing manual pollination, so you transfer the pollen from one plant onto the flower of another plant." Narr 5 Besides Anagallis, Dr. Freyre applies this technique to other plants species she is working on, such as Browalia, Nemesia, and Nolana. Rosanna clip 2-26:37" So here I get a flower ready. I'll use this plant as a female parent and this other one as a male. So I will transfer the pollen from this male plant, or the plant I am actually using as a male, to here just by rubbing the anthers onto the stigma, which is the female portion of this other flower --27:15 - so that's what bees would normally do in nature, transfer pollen from one plant to another." Cut in close-up of process. Montage of flower shots Stand-up 3-19:50-20:01 "For every new hybrid plant that you place in your flower garden, it can take plant breeders like Dr. Rosanna Freyre, 5, 10 or even 15 years to produce." Rosanna clip 2-5:32 "It takes a lot of patience to make the pollinations or the hybridizations, and wait for the fruits to develop and then wait, after you plant that seed, to see what the seedlings are going to look like. So yeah, it takes time but I think it is fascinating that once you get the seedlings you might come up with a new flower color that didn't exist before." Henry - Pleasantview 1-1:50 "This one happens to be a three-year project. We need that time frame to get plants developed, get some breeding done, make some plant selections and bring some plants to market. It's a fairly long process to bring plants to market." Narr 6 - Henry Huntington is president of Pleasantview Gardens in Loudon. They provide half the funds for Dr. Freyre's research, while the State of New Hampshire contributes the rest. In return, Pleasantview gets exclusive rights to propagate the new hybrids. Henry clip PleasantView 1 -4:11 "What it allows us to do it to introduce some exciting and new plant material to the consumer. The consumers are just hungry for all kinds of new varieties and new plants that they can grow in their gardens." Narr 7 - Long before those hybrids reach local nurseries, they have been evaluated in the greenhouse and the field, for visual appearance, performance, and susceptibility to pests. Dr. Freyre also ensures the plants don't pose a threat to the natural environment. Rosanna - 1-29:32 "One thing that I am very aware of is that I can't work with any plant that is considered an invasive plant and would spread itself either by seed or by underground roots outside and become an environmental problem. So for the most part I am trying to breed plants that will be sterile, so they won't be producing fruits, and seeds that can be dispersed." Narr 8 - Dr. Freyre's work with Anagallis has led to the development of two new varieties - Wildcat Blue and Wildcat Orange, named after the University of New Hampshire. Both are expected to debut in local greenhouses this spring. For NH Outlook, I'm Susan Hajdu. |
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For more information about plant breeding, visit the University of New Hampshire's website at horticulture-dot-unh-dot-edu. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - The New Hampshire House just recently passed its spending plan on to the state senate. Lawmakers have had a few weeks to go over the numbers and hear from constituents. Richard Ager takes us to this week's public hearing on the senate side. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. The House recently passed its spending plan on to the state senate. We'll take you to this week's public hearing on the senate side. Join us tonight after Crossroads Classics on New Hampshire Public television. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 4/30/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 19:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, just in time for spring gardening, we'll look at the new breeds of flowers coming to a greenhouse near you, courtesy of a Granite State plant biologist. But first, topic A. Education. Wednesday afternoon, a new center for the study of math and science and engineering education was dedicated at the University of New Hampshire. Named for President emeritus Joan Leitzel and her late husband,James, the center is designed to integrate math science and engineering in colleges, and universities with grades K-12. Dr. Leitzel spoke about the importance of education in those fields. Among those in attendance, NH Commissioner of Education Nicholas Donohue. Mr. Donahue joins us now in-studio to talk about innovations in learning and more. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Joan Leitzel \UNH President Emeritus, Nicholas Donohue\Commissioner, NH Dept of Education |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 4/30/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, just in time for spring gardening, we'll look at the new breeds of flowers coming to a greenhouse near you, courtesy of a Granite State plant biologist. Finally. it's spring and many people are turning their thoughts to their gardens. Among consumers, there's a high demand for new and improved plants. As a result, the floriculture industry has become competitive, with growers turning to science for help. At the University of New Hampshire there's a plant breeding program geared to satisfying this need. Producer Susan Hajdu reports in our continuing series: Growing in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Rosanna Freyre\Research Professor, Plant Biology, UNH, Henry Huntington\Pres, Pleasant View Gardens |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 4/30/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, just in time for spring gardening, we'll look at the new breeds of flowers coming to a greenhouse near you, courtesy of a Granite State plant biologist. Finally. it's spring and many people are turning their thoughts to their gardens. Among consumers, there's a high demand for new and improved plants. As a result, the floriculture industry has become competitive, with growers turning to science for help. At the University of New Hampshire there's a plant breeding program geared to satisfying this need. Producer Susan Hajdu reports in our continuing series: Growing in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Rosanna Freyre\Research Professor, Plant Biology, UNH, Henry Huntington\Pres, Pleasant View Gardens |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 4/30/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, just in time for spring gardening, we'll look at the new breeds of flowers coming to a greenhouse near you, courtesy of a Granite State plant biologist. Finally. it's spring and many people are turning their thoughts to their gardens. Among consumers, there's a high demand for new and improved plants. As a result, the floriculture industry has become competitive, with growers turning to science for help. At the University of New Hampshire there's a plant breeding program geared to satisfying this need. Producer Susan Hajdu reports in our continuing series: Growing in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Rosanna Freyre\Research Professor, Plant Biology, UNH, Henry Huntington\Pres, Pleasant View Gardens |
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