Herbs

characteristics and are used for flavouring dishes or food products. In the culinary world, there is a strict difference between herbs and spices. Herbs [...] parts of a plant, which can be used fresh or dried. Spices derive from other parts of herbal plants and are often dried seeds, berries, roots, bark and fruits [...] fruits. Botanically speaking, ‘herb’ is synonymously to ‘herbaceous plant.’

Sugar cane

jointed internodes. These are rich in sucrose and can reach heights of between two and six metres. The sucrose is extracted in mill factories to be processed [...] The world’s sugar consumption is derived from sugar cane for 80%, with the remainder made from sugar beet. As a tropical and subtropical crop, it requires [...] In terms of production quantity, it is the world’s largest crop. Over time, sugar cane species were interbred and the major commercial cultivars are now

Pollination checklist outdoor

The recommended number of hives is dependent on the crop and the presence of other pollinating insects. Bumblebees and honeybees are able to complement [...] other's pollination work and can therefore be released into the same crops. Position a bumblebee hive at least 100 metres away from a honeybee hive, out of [...] the hive is kept dry. Keep the hive entrance visible for humans and bumblebees during the flowering period. For instance, position the hive on a crate or

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Citrus

About Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. This includes any small tree or spiny shrub, including the lemon, lime [...] kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental. It is believed that citrus plants are native to subtropical and tropical [...] important commercial varieties include oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and tangerines and to a lesser extent, tangelos. Oranges account for the greatest value

Citrus leaf miner

to curl and twist. Severe infestation causes the leaves turn pale, curl badly, dry off and growth retardation of younger trees. Life cycle and appearance [...] in all regions where Citrus sp. is grown. Damage symptoms The minute larvae enter the leaf tissues of tender leaves and feeding on them produces snake-like [...] after hatching from the egg and starts mining between the two layers. The larvae excrete their faeces into the mine forming a visible trail. Pupation occurs

Melon

About A melon can be any one of several plants belonging to the family of Cucurbitaceae . The melon plant produces a usually sweet and edible, fleshy fruit [...] fruit. The term "melon" is used for the plant, but also to identify the fruit. Botanically speaking, the melon (the fruit) is actually a berry, or more specifically [...] specifically even, a "pepo". Nowadays many different cultivars are being produced on a commercial scale, especially muskmelons. The most common species of

Tropicals

grow naturally in a tropical climate. Tropical plant is a typical north American term, whereas in other countries this group of plants is often referred to [...] temperatures and more humid environments than regular plants. Tropical plants also come in both blooming and foliage plants. Bromeliads, palms, and orchids [...] greenhouses and with other forms of controlled environment agriculture. For this reason most commercial produced tropical plants are grown is southern states

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Coffee

seeds of Coffea , a genus of flowering plants whose seeds are known worldwide as coffee beans. It is a member of the Rubiaceae family and grows on shrubs [...] shrubs native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical parts of Asia. Grown widely in the tropics, cultivated coffee is grown best at high elevations, but [...] contain two seeds, the coffee beans. One of the most widely grown coffee crops is the Coffea arabica which bears fruit only after three to five years. These