A new pink gerbera (Gerbera hybrida Hort.) cultivar “Pink Giant” was developed from a cross between “Salina” and “Marita” followed by seedling and line selections at the Flower Breeding Research Institute, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extention Services (ARES) in 1999. Characteristic trials were conducted three times from 2002 to 2004. Newly bred “Pink Giant” have shown pink color (RHS, 65-B), semi-double type, and large flower. It also was in good harmony in ray floret color and flower center color with stable flower shape. The vase life was 19.2 days. The average yield of “Pink Giant” was 45.8 flowers per plant in an year in greenhouse yield trails during 2003 and 2004. This cultivar was registered for a commercialization in 2005. “Pink Giant” would be cultured under greenhouse condition in Korea.

A new yellow gerbera (Gerbera hybrida Hort.) cultivar “Gold Eye” was developed from a cross between “Songsongee” and “White Day” followed by seedling and line selections at the Flower Breeding Research Institute, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extention Services (ARES) in 2001. Characteristic trials were conducted three times from 2003 to 2004. Newly bred “Gold Eye” have shown yellow color (RHS, 55-C), semi-double type, and large flower. It also was in good harmony in ray floret color and flower center color with stable flower shape. The vase life was 10.2 days. The average yield of “Gold Eye” was 48.8 flowers per plant in an year in greenhouse yield trails during 2003 and 2004. This cultivar was registered for a commercialization in 2005. “Gold Eye” would be cultured under greenhouse condition in Korea.

“Woncheongbyeo” is a new japonica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar developed by mutation techniques from Chu-cheongbyeo. Chucheongbyeo seeds were irradiated with 300 Gy gama ray (83.3 rad/min) emitted from 60Co at a radiation facil-ity of the Korea Atomic

A New bicolor standard rose (Rose hybrida Hort.) cultivars were developed by line selection in 199 at the FlowerBreeding Research Institute, Gyeongnam ARES. Characteristics were investigated three times from '01 to '04. “Red Sun” waswith a good harmony be