sed within the crop. Both types of spores cause the exact same symptoms. They enter the leaf through the stomata. After infection, hyphae emerge from…
producer is to contribute to healthy food in the world and, to achieve this, they must produce food with a lower chemical load. Motivated by the…
of a square cross-section. The broad beans are broad, leather like pods. They are green and usually mature to a blackish-brown with a densely downy…
basin for centuries. Since citrus originates from these warmer climates they are not frost hardy. Temperatures not falling below −2 °C (28 °F) are…
flowers and their seed develop within the fruit, therefore in botanical terms they are classified as berries. However, like tomatoes and squash,…
Coffee beans are the source of one of the most popular beverages in the world. They are in fact, not actual beans, but the seeds of Coffea , a genus…
occidentalis) are laid in leaves, flower petals and in the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor.…
around 2mm long, silvery white in colour with wings fringed with long hairs. They are active both in day and night. The entire life cycle takes 3 to 7…
its name cottony soft rot. In the mycelium, big, dark sclerotia are formed. They can easily be seen with the naked eye and look like rat droppings.…
months. Commercially, tropical plants can be grown in colder climates, but they must be grown inside of greenhouses and with other forms of controlled…
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