• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  January 1, 1970

  subsp. carotovora has recently been renamed Pectobacterium carotovora . It is one of the pectolytic bacteria causing extensive bacterial rots (bacterial [...] carotovora or Pectobacterium carovora is very common, but does not often reach epidemic population densities. It can survive as epiphytic bacteria on various [...] Pectobacterium carovora causes bacterial stem rot as well as soft rot. Stem rot is first noticed when plants wilt at the time of first harvest or after that

• Lemon

  January 1, 1970

  mainly for its juice, this well-known yellow citrus fruit is used widely for culinary and other domestic purposes throughout the world. Citrus limon is a medium [...] medium, evergreen tree of the Rutaceae family. It is characterized by its aromatic sour taste.

• Diglyphus isaea

  January 1, 1970

  Diglyphus isaea is a small parasitic wasp belonging to the family Eulophidae within the order Hymenoptera . It is widely recognized for its role as a biological [...] Larval stage: When the parasitic wasp larva hatches, it remains beside its host, punctures it and sucks it empty from the outside, as a result of which the leaf [...] made by the larva from its faeces. This is probably done to prevent the leaf collapsing should it dry out. At first, the pupa is green with red eyes su

• Privacy Statement

  January 1, 1970

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• Lettuce

  January 1, 1970

  the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is a hardy annual that is easy to cultivate and most often grown for its leaves. It is, however, often plagued on by a

• Bhendi/Ladies finger

  January 1, 1970

  also called as Okra in United States and United Kingdom. It belongs to Malvaceae family. It is vegetable crop cultivated throughout the tropical, sub-tropical [...] the world for its younger tender fibrous fruits containing white round seeds. Fruits are also dried or frozen for use during off-season. It is most heat and [...] the pods. Ladies finger requires long warm growing season during its growing period. It grows best in temperature range between 24 to 27 0 C and successfully

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  January 1, 1970

  Scheffers describes biological plant protection as a godsend. ‘It is going very well indeed. It would be unthinkable if we still had to keep using chemical [...] market. Biological plant protection is an additional pillar that supports this position. ‘This type of plant protection is a godsend for us.’ Amazone Plants [...] The company has focused on biological plant protection since it was founded. However, its highly automated production system makes this type of plant

• Working at Koppert

  January 1, 1970

  preferably filled internally. Koppert feels it is important that its staff continue to develop and urges its employees to make use of internal and external [...] The company is developing fast, so we are keen to draw people who will play a role in its further growth. There is much room for personal input from [...] but despite its international character, Koppert remains a family company in which cooperation and respect for people and the environment is important.

• Papaya

  January 1, 1970

  Mexico, it is now grown in most tropical regions around the world. The papaya fruit is 15-45 cm in length and between 10-30 cm in diameter. Its soft skin [...] About A tropical fruit that is called papaya, papaw or pawpaw in different countries, is the fruit of the Carica papaya tree of the family Caricaceae. [...] skin is an amber to orange colour.

• Eggplant

  January 1, 1970

  Solanum melongena ) is a specific species of nightshade and is widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia the fruit is called eggplant [...] and in South Africa and Southeast Asia it is known as brinjal. The eggplant is a member of the genus Solanum and is thus related to the tomato and potato [...] potato. Botanically speaking however, the eggplant is classified as a berry. The fruit contains many small and soft seeds. These seeds taste rather bitter,