{"id":63718,"date":"2025-09-16T12:50:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=63718"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:05:47","slug":"eustoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eustoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Eustoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Eustoma Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), a research arm of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has achieved a breakthrough by cultivating Eustoma flower in Odisha. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Eustoma<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is commonly known as<\/span> <b>Lisianthus <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>Prairie Gentian or Texas Bluebell.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a perennial herbaceous ornamental species that is used as a cut flower and is among the top ten popular <\/span><b>cut flowers globally.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant originates from the <\/span><b>grasslands of North America.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is admired for its wide colour range<\/span><b>, long vase life and suitability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for cut flowers and potted plants.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of its enormous rose\u2010like blossoms, <\/span><b>long stems and extended vase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> life, its sales have increased dramatically in recent years, earning <\/span><b>it the title of \u2018next rose\u2019.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It typically <\/span><b>grows in grasslands and disturbed areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, thriving in warm climates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil Required:<\/b> <b>Well drain, moisture-retentive soil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and garden compost or well-rotted manure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>native to Mexico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, southern USA, Caribbean, and northern South America.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a great cosmopolitan demand mainly for its large and attractive flowers, long and hard stem, wide range of colors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/odisha\/exotic-eustoma-blooms-in-odisha-with-nbri-efforts\/article70045828.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eustoma is a perennial herbaceous ornamental species that is used as a cut flower and is among the top ten popular cut flowers globally. 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