About 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 of flowering plants whose seeds are known wor
Pests Especially for cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii) ; tobacco aphid ( Myzus persicae var. nicotianae ); peach-potato aphid ( Myzus persicae var. persicae ). Mode of action Adult parasitic wasps emerge
Pests Two spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) and other Tetranychus spp., except Tetranychus evansi . Mode of action Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of th
About The avocado ( Persea americana ), also named ‘alligator pear’ is a tree originating in South Central Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which is botanically speaking a large berry with on
Tea belongs to the genus Camellia and family Camelliaceae. Tea plant is an economically important plantation crop extensively cultivated in the hills of North-eastern and Southern states. Tea is nativ
About The pickled cucumber (usually referred to as ‘pickle’ in the United States and Canada or generically as ‘gherkin’ in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia) is actually a regular cucumber tha
About The radish ( Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. Sativus ) is an edible root vegetable that belongs to the Brassicaceae family. This plant was already domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times. Radish
About This popular vegetable is a round seed in the seed pod of the fruit, Pisum sativum . Pods of this plant develop from the ovary of a pea flower and carry numerous peas. The vegetable is a bright