round seeds. Fruits are also dried or frozen for use during off-season. It is most heat and drought tolerant vegetable, but frost can damage the pods.…
rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Rice is a serial grain and the most popular staple food for a large part of the world population, especially
cultivars are being produced on a commercial scale, especially muskmelons. The most common species of melon are: Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus var.…
the fruit is a berry and it varies in colour, size and firmness. Bananas mostly are elongated and curved. Its flesh is soft, rich in starch and its…
and tiny mandibles. The size and colour of adult weevils greatly varies. Most individuals in the Mediterranean area are about 30 mm long, with females…
brown. Full grown larvae are 30 to 40 mm long. The first instars are the most mobile, and move like loopers. The caterpillars are often aggressive and…
or breakage of their tender stems. The pepper plant has become one of the most widely cultivated crop worldwide. The development of greenhouse…
North America, it has spread through most of the southern states and Mexico however the state of Florida is the most affected area by the vectored…
becomes thick-walled and swollen as a dormant survival structure. Infection mostly occurs before pollination and within one to two days after…
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