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Flavor King
Submitted for the plant variety rights in Australia, this vigorous, semi-erect Prunus domestica x P. armeniaca variety was derived from the controlled pollination of the seed parent 29EB30 and the pollen parent 42GA580. Flavor King is selected for its lar
A synthetic strain of the Mediterranean fruit fly
A true-breeding strain of Ceratitis capitata was established in the laboratory in Israel. The strain carries a Y-chromosome translocation and produces wild-type pupae in the male and mutant dark-pupae in the female. The adults all have an apricot eye colo
Developing integrated crop management systems for Africa
Optimization of available cropping techniques including no-till, cover crop, improved genotypes, growth regulators, water-saving irrigation, high plant density, optimized plant nutrition with high-value fertilizers, and herbicides can increase African far
Natural-resource management for improving rural development
For improving rural development it is increasingly important to make optimal use of natural resources and account for emerging technologies. Technically realistic global productive systems can be developed by assessing different geographical areas and inc
Reversing climatic change by expanding plantations
Increases in greenhouse gas emissions will excert damages in all regions of the world and on the long run negatively affect output and returns of capital. These impacts can be alleviated by sequestering CO2 through expanding large-scale plantations of hor
Trends in world markets of major spices
Major spice crops include pepper, cloves, nutmeg, mace, cardamom, cinnamon, cassia, ginger and chili. There is slow but steady growth in supply as well as demand for these commodities. Due to the annual fluctuations in supply, prices and export earnings r
Comparison of plantations and naturally regenerated forests in Canada
For improving biodiversity within managed forests, naturally regenerated forests showed a more diverse composition of plant species. Consequently, naturally regenerated forests are superior to plantations established on clear-cut forest land.
Trends in international markets for tropical produce
Trends in the tropical products cocoa, coffee, rubber and cotton indicate that after decades of slow but sustained growth in price, consumption, production and stock levels, there might be erratic but dramatic increases in these parameters coming up. Big
Mapo: essential oil of tangelo oranges
Tangelos are hybrids of tangerines and grapefruits. The composition of their essential oils is related to that of mandarins. Although tangelos lack Sinesal, they have a unique content of Mapo tangelo oil, which makes them interesting for the fragrance ind
Pink Lady
"Pink Lady" is an apple cultivar originating from a cross between "Lady Williams" and "Golden Delicious". Pink Lady fruits are ca. 75 cm in diameter with 40-70% of the surface pink in color.
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