A new pale yellow gerbera (Gerbera hybrida Hort.) cultivar ‘oney Cream’was developed from a cross between ‘rincessa’and ‘icasso’ followed by seedling and line selections at the Flower Research Institute, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES) in 2006. Three times evaluations were conducted from 2003 for the detailed characteristics of the new cultivar. ‘oney Cream’has semi-double type large flowers in good harmony with pale yellow (RHS, 11-D) ray floret and green center. It has good, stable flower shape and strong peduncle, and its vase life was 12.3 days. The average flower yield of ‘oney Cream’was about 48.5 stems per plant/year in greenhouse trails during 2003 and 2006. This cultivar was registered to the Korea Seed and Variety Service (KSVS) for commercialization in 2007. Year-round production of this cultivar is possible in the greenhouse condition in Korean climate.

• 정용모(경남농업기술원 화훼연구소) | Yong Mo Chung Corresponding author
• 황주천(경남농업기술원 화훼연구소) | Ju Chean Hwang
• 진영돈(경남농업기술원 화훼연구소) | Young Don Chin
• 김수경(경남농업기술원 화훼연구소) | Su Kyung Kim
• 이영병(동아대학교 생명자원과학대학) | Young Byung Yi
• 권오창(동아대학교 생명자원과학대학) | Oh Chang Kwon