Poinsettia seedling to branch, resulting in a bushier plant. In the late 1980s, university researcher John Dole discovered the method previously known only to the Eckes and published it, allowing competitors to flourish, particularly those using low-cost labor in Latin America. The Ecke family's business, now led by Paul Ecke III, decided to stop producing plants in the U.S., but as of 2008, they still serve about 70 percent of the domestic market and 50 percent of the worldwide market. The poinsettia has been cultivated in Egypt since the 1860s, when it was brought from Mexico during the Egyptian campaign. It
2013 Poinsettia Bowl Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Utah State defeated Northern Illinois by a score of 21–14. The Aggies accepted their invitation after finishing with an 8–5 record after losing in the 2013 Mountain West Championship Game to Fresno State. The Huskies, meanwhile, went undefeated in the regular season and won the MAC West, but ultimately lost out to Bowling Green in the 2013 MAC Championship Game. This was the second meeting between these two teams. The first was in 1995, when NIU traveled to Utah State and lost 42–7. In 2009, the Poinsettia Bowl announced that it had extended its