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Gardening
Alliums Have Nurtured A Unique Defense System
Mar 2nd
Among those plants that originated from a very tough environment in Central Asia are the garlic and onion.
Using Minus One Element Technique In Soil Nutrient Deficiency Determination
Dec 13th
Plants always show with utmost accuracy if the soil has the required nutrients for their normal growth or it does not have any.
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The Potential Of Avocado Oil In Controlling Vegetable Pests
Nov 6th
A natural insect deterrent found in avocado could potentially reduce the need for more toxic chemical pesticides used in agriculture.
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Fire Orchid Propagation, A Unique Plant Collection
Oct 29th
Fire Orchid, comes from the genus of Renanthera, is a beautiful plant and as it connotes, it has intensely red flowers.
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Garden Plots Are Flourishing In Paris
Oct 23rd
Gardening in the middle of the French metropolis is an idea that arose in 1999 when a group of activists planted an illegal garden on a former industrial site .
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Genetically Engineered Canola Flourishing As Weeds
Sep 25th
Canola, whose seeds are pressed to make the popular cooking oil, is a type of oilseed rape developed by breeders in Canada. In the US, it is grown mainly in North Dakota and Minnesota through cultivation, is spreading.
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Enset, A Banana That Bears No Fruit But It’s Abundant Source Of Food
Sep 10th
Enset is a banana plant that is quite different from the fruit bearing banana that each one of us is familiar with. It bears no fruit but nevertheless yields abundant source of food. It has been a staple crop in Ethiopia.
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Transgenic Crops Can Pass On Their Traits To Weeds
Aug 24th
Transgenic crops are engineered with specialized trait like herbicide resistance. For years, scientists have known that transgenic crops can pass on their traits to nearby weeds through hybridization.
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Soothing Jasmine, Helping You To Get Restful Sleep
Aug 23rd
The essence from Jasmine (Gardenia Jasminoides) has been proven to contain the same molecular mechanism of action and is as strong as the commonly prescribed barbiturates or propofol. They soothe, relieve anxiety and promote sleep, a team of German researchers has found out in their study.
Chinese Farmers Go Organic Farming
Jul 30th
In a country hit by a string of food safety scandals, the interest of Chinese farmers to go organic farming is going like wildfire. Ji Yunliang who earned a doctorate in chemistry from Beijing University has run a small organic farm of his own.