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olericulture vegetables horticulture agriculture

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As the main horticultural crop in Brazil, tomatoes and their productivity are important issues. Costs, cost structures, crop yield and economic returns affect tomato production.

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Vegetables are among the best antioxidant foods for preventing and treating atherosclerosis and heart disease.

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Bacillus thuringiensis has negligible toxicity and several other viruses have no effect. Consequently, most biological insecticides have no or only neglegible effects on honey bees.

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Promotes the establishment of bamboo plantations for shoot and timber production. Analyses show that bamboo plantations yield much higher returns than other plantations.

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All cassava species (sweet and bitter varieties) contain cyanogens. However, these genetically cyanophoric cultivars vary widley in their content of cyanogenetic glucosides.

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Leading producers of castor oil are India, China and Brazil who account for 90% of the area and production of castor oil, which is now increasingly traded in commodity exchanges.

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The greenhouse effect, ie, raised temperature plus elevated carbon dioxide (CO2), accelerates plant growth by 30-40%.

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Developing countries such as Haiti with no substantial domestic production but ever increasing population simply can no longer afford to finance purchases on this scale.

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In its latest World Development Report, the World Bank calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries.

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Farmers' groups are annually certified according to GlobalGAP, a B2B certification scheme. This modern form of co-operation has evolved as the foundation for fruit and vegetable production in Europe.

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Provides links to websites and research articles in the scientific and commercial aspects of the cultivation and production of vegetables.

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Olericulture specialists address organic and sustainable production of specific vegetable crops.

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Chili is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum. They have been a part of the human diet in the Americas since at least 7500 BC.

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The term "soil nutrient potential" is determined by several factors including soil water, oxygen, and content of plant available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

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Changes in the commercial background and in government policies suggest less transfer of farmland to other uses in the future.

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Suggestions for cultivating Chinese waterchestnut including paddy design, nursing of corms and cultivation practices are presented in this handbook.

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Fusarium is one of the economically most important plant pathogenic species.

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Splash erosion is a significant factor and direcly related to soil erosion under tropical high-rainfall conditions in Hawaii.

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The behavioural responses of insects and other pests to various environmental factors and farm-management practices are frequently difficult to understand.

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In Australia, several "ethnic foods" are produced by specialized farmers with an immigrant background.

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This section covers studies on the persistence of several herbicides ("weed killers") in different soils.

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The Biology Group is for all individuals interested in the Life and Earth Sciences including Agriculture, Horticulture, Geography and the Environmental Sciences.

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Regular satellite remote sensing can be used to map and monitor agricultural resources cheaply and efficiently.

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Insecticides should be used only when other means of reducing agricultural pest populations to an acceptable level fail.

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