• 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. 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 even, a "pepo". Nowadays many different cultivars are being produced on a commercial scale, especially muskmelons. The most common species

• Pear

  Crop protection in pear orchards Pear crop protection requires a proactive approach to managing pests and diseases that affect fruit quality, storage potential, and marketable yield. Commercial pear growers face ongoing challenges from pear psyllids , aphids , mites, fire blight, pear brown spot and pear scab, while adapting to stricter residue standards, the withdrawal of conventional crop protection products, and increasing sustainability

• Apple

  Crop protection in apple orchards Apple crop protection requires a proactive approach to managing the pests and diseases that can impact fruit quality, storability, and marketable yield. Commercial apple growers face ongoing pressure from threats such as codling moth , aphids , mites , apple scab , and powdery mildew , while adapting to changing pest pressure, stricter residue standards, the withdrawal of conventional crop protection products, and

• Palm tree

  About This botanical family of perennial trees, climbers, shrubs, and acaules are commonly known as palm trees. About 2600 species of Arecaceae are known, growing in tropical and subtropical climates. The red palm mite ( Raoiella indica ), the palm seed beetle ( Caryobruchus gleditsiae ) and the red palm weevil ( Rhynchophorus ferrugineus ) are common pests in a variety of palm species.

• Macadamia

  About The macadamia plant (Macadamia integrifolia) belongs to the Proteaceae family, known for their richly flavoured edible seeds. The macadamia is a genus of four species of trees. Three species of the genus are important for their fruit, the macadamia nut. The plant is native to Australia and is grown commercially in a number of subtropical areas. Macadamia trees usually grow to a height of between 2-12 metres (or 7-40 feet). The macadamia trees

• Olive

  About Olea europaea is the botanical name of the olive. It is a small tree species in the family Oleaceae. The olive tree is an evergreen tree or shrub. It is native to the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa. Various pests and diseases can affect olives. The most important is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera oleae ) which lays its eggs in the olive. Also the fungus cycloconium oleaginum and the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa cause damage to

• Tropicals

  About The definition of ‘Tropical Plants’, are plants that 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 as ‘Green Potted Plants’. In colder climates north of the equator, tropical plants are often grown as houseplants and set outside during the warm, sunny months. Commercially, tropical plants can be grown in colder climates, but they must

• Walnut

  About Walnut trees belong to the plant genus Juglans , the type genus of the family Juglandaceae. Their seeds are what we commonly call, walnuts. Walnut trees, which are deciduous, reach heights of 40 metres. The larvae of some Lepidoptera species like to feed on walnut trees. These include the Emperor moth ( Pavonia pavonia ), the Engrailed ( Ectropis crepuscularia ), Walnut sphinx ( Amorpha juglandis ), Brown-tail ( Euproctis chrysorrhoea ), Coleophora

• Cress

  About Cress, at time also named garden cress to distinguish it from similar plants, is an edible herb and its cultivation around the world is growing fast. Garden cress is genetically related to watercress and mustard. Garden cress is in some regions also known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, or poor man's pepper. Garden cress is an annual plant and can grow up to 60 cm (24 inches) high. The upper part of the

• Mushroom

  Mushroom A mushroom, or toadstool, is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruit bodies of several species of macrofungi (fungi which bear fruiting structures that are large enough to be observed with the naked eye). They can appear either below ground (hypogeous) or above ground (epigeous) where they may be picked by hand.