Floral conquest: by popularizing the impatiens, he turned an exotic blossom into the backdrop of every American yard
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Horticulturist Claude Hope made popular a flower once native to Africa, and somehow transported to Central America, when he bred it at his flower farm in Costa Rica. The impatien was introduced in the US in 1969, and became a popular flower due to it hardiness and variety of color available.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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The great yellow hype: will the latest genetically modified food save the world? Or just the biotech industry?
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The creation of golden rice, which is rice that has been genetically modified to produce beta carotene, is touted by the biotechnology industry as a breakthrough to help children in developing countries gain better health. Further analysis shows that this may not be the case, and the industry's motives are examined.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Naturally: how organic became a marketing niche and a multibillion-dollar industry
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The agribusiness continuum of industrialized growers and food manufacturers have latched on to the organic foods trend, hoping to exploit for profit a niche market which shuns them. An analysis of the growth of the organic foods sector, and forecasts for its future, are provided.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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