- The Almond
Almonds are members of the Rosaceae rose family, along with many other tree fruits such as peaches, apples, pears, plums, cherries, and apricots. Within the genus Prunus, almond is most closely related to the peach, and the two crops share the subgen ...
http://www.uga.edu/fruit/almond.html
| | - Hyb Technologies
F1 hybrid varieties ensure high uniformity of the product, give high yields due to heterosis, allow the rapid combination of different traits, and provide a natural protection of breeders’ right. The production of hybrid varieties requires homozygous ...
http://www.hybtech.org/
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| | - The Almonds from Bloom to Market
Growing almonds is a busy, year round business in California. The Central Valley’s almond bloom in late February and early March is a highlight for both residents and tourists with soft, pale pink flowers decorating more than half a million acres. ...
http://www.almondboard.com/Resources/content.cfm?ItemNumber=637&snItemNumbe...
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- The Comfrey
Comfrey has been cultivated since about 400 BC as a healing herb. The word comfrey, derived from the Latin word for grow together, reflects the early uses of this plant. Greeks and Romans used comfrey to stop heavy bleeding, treat bronchial problems, ...
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/comfrey.html
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- Biology and Crown Gall
Agrobacterium tumefaciens causes crown gall disease of a wide range of dicotyledonous broadleaved plants, especially members of the rose family such as apple, pear, peach, cherry, almond, raspberry and roses. A separate strain, termed biovar 3, caus ...
http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/microbes/crown.htm
| | - Aquaculture Magazine
Aquaculture Magazine Online provides information on FISH FARMING, FISH PROCESSING, FISH BREEDING and FISH RAISING aquatic species including tilapia, trout, salmon, shrimp, catfish, crayfish, oysters, redclaw, hybrid striped bass, and shellfish. Topic ...
http://www.aquaculturemag.com/
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- The Strawberries
Strawberries, a fruit which I hope you all enjoy, are one of the most recent fruits to have been bred to modern standards. With the possible exception of hybrid berries, they are one of the only fruits to rely on man’s deliberate crossing to produce ...
http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show_vegetables_1/strawberry.php
| | - Provence Beyond Lavender
Lavender is native to the Southern Alps, and different varieties grow wild throughout the Beyond region. In the 16th century, the Provençal peasants produced lavender oil to heal wounds and expel intestinal worms. The true lavender Lavendula angustif ...
http://www.beyond.fr/flora/lavender.html
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- The Rutabaga
The rutabaga Brassica napobrassica, or swede, is believed to have originated from a hybrid between the turnip Brassica rapa and wild cabbage Brassica oleracea, probably in Bohemia and as recently as the 17th century. Rutabagas are grown for human and ...
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/rutabaga.html
| | - The Ontarios Viticultural Roundtable
Our roundtable is comprised of commercial wine grape growers and wineries, including the 1999 Grape King and the year 2000 Winery of the Year, all located here in Southwestern Ontario, the most southerly coastal area of Canada. Situated at the same ...
http://www.ontariograpes.com/
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