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.

Cotton yield in Texas is directly related to water available from rainfall and irrigation. Deep ploughing is required in many such soils in Texas.

Managing water resources in arid areas of the developing world has been a challenge for thousands of years.

Genetic mapping and sequencing including plant transformation by transfering DNA to the plant's genome has become standard in this species.

This chapter provides a list of older and recent publications on this subject, stressing its importance in the life sciences including agriculture, horticulture and human medicine.

Malaria is the world's most serious tropical disease, affecting 400 million people a year and killing approximately 2 million, most of them being children.

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

Black widow spiders typically prey on a variety of insects. After biting and envenoming its prey the venom takes about ten minutes to take effect.

Global environmental change has put enormous pressure on the savannah woodlands in the Sudano-Sahelian zone. Before the recent hydroclimatic changes, monsoonal weather influenced this part of Africa.

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

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Provides links to websites and research articles in the applied life science pomology, the cultivation and production of temperate, subtropical and tropical fruits.