- A new rose variety has been named after the eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan.
- M.S. Viraraghavan has bred a new rose variety and named it “The M S Swaminanthan Rose”.This rose wearing a magenta purple is highly disease resistant.
- This variety of rose plant, which results from a series of crosses between “news” variety of rose and other purple roses, grows up to a height of 4 to 5 feet with a dark green granular surface, large leaves with regular thorns.
