• Cotton

  to the genus Gossypium and are part of the mallow family Malvaceae . Cultivation conditions for this important cash crop require plenty of sunshine (no

• Rice

  population, especially in Asia. Rice is a monocotyledon and is usually cultivated as an annual plant. In tropical climates however, it can be grown as a

• Mango

  its way to the rest of the world and it has become one of the largest cultivated products in the tropics. Mango trees grow up to 35-40 meters (115-131

• Pear

  Africa. The European or common pear is a perennial, deciduous tree and cultivated for its fruit. The tree grows small, white flowers (about 2.5 cm or 1

• Maize

  often serve as starch in cooking practices. Nowadays, maize is extensively cultivated all over the world. When it comes to numbers and volumes; there is more

• Tea

  e. Tea plant is an economically important plantation crop extensively cultivated in the hills of North-eastern and Southern states. Tea is native of China

• Pepper

  their tender stems. The pepper plant has become one of the most widely cultivated crop worldwide. The development of greenhouse technology has allowed for

• Soybean

  bean is a so-called legume and indigenous to East Asia. It is extensively cultivated for its edible beans. The fruit of the plant is a hairy pod, that grows

• Coffee

  southern Africa and tropical parts of Asia. Grown widely in the tropics, cultivated coffee is grown best at high elevations, but cannot grow at temperatures

• Chilli thrips

  chilli thrips, is an emerging pest of significant concern in greenhouse cultivation. Known for its ability to damage a wide variety of crops, including o