Avocado

to the flowering plant family of Lauraceae . Commercially speaking, avocados are very valuable and the fruit is produced in tropical and Mediterranean regions [...] avocado ( Persea americana ), also named ‘alligator pear’ is a tree originating in South Central Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which is botanically

Almond

dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus ) is a tree species originating in the Middle East as well as in North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The name also refers [...] Amygdalus . This particular subgenus distinguishes itself from others because of ridges on the shell that surrounds the seed.

Olive

Oleaceae Olive About Olea europaea is the botanical name of the olive. It is a small tree species in the family Oleaceae. The olive tree is an evergreen tree [...] the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera oleae) which lays its eggs in the olive. Also the fungus cycloconium oleaginum and the bacteria Xylella

Broccoli

comes to botanical classification, the broccoli plant is categorized as part of the Italica cultivar group that belongs to the species Brassica oleracea. [...] looks a lot like cauliflower, which belongs to a different cultivar group of the same species. The plant has a large, flowering head that is usually green

Gooseberry

South and Southeast Asia. The gooseberry is also sparsely habituated in various location in North America. The rambling gooseberry bush grows up to 1,5 metres [...] Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry About The gooseberry is belongs to the species of Ribes . The plant originates from Europe, Northwestern Africa, and West, South

Peach

cultivated for its fruit. The description ‘persica’ refers to the popularity of the tree in Persia when it was introduced there. The tree’s fruit is usually sweet [...] with the almond, the peach also belongs to the subgenus Amygdalus , because of its hard and corrugated seed shell. Commercially, peaches and nectarines are

Pomegranate

with regards to size sits between a lemon and grapefruit, 5–12 cm (2.0–4.7 in) in diameter. [...] Punica granatum ) is a small tree or deciduous shrub that belongs to the family of Lythraceae . The plant can grow up to between 5 and 8 metres (16 and 26 feet)

Laeveld_Agrochem_GROEI_20_-_Winter_2022.pdf

cropping leads to the creation of two simultaneous areas of nutrient demand in the tree: in the crop and in new growth, resulting in problems during the following [...] product of photosynthesis, the process where the leaves of trees produce soluble sugar in the form of sucrose (sugars) and starch. Within the context of ca [...] will be utilised by one of the many carbohydrate sinks of a macadamia tree. >> To understand the impact of this, the role of Mg in a macadamia tree must

Thrips Identification Guide

thrips, all stages found mainly in flowers. Fruit damage in strawberry, vector of TSWV, INSV, TCSV. Broad host range of flowering plants with pollen. Damage [...] Pronotum with 1 pair of long setae in the lower row. Comb not present. Present on leaves and in leaf axils. Often swarming in enormous numbers during [...] Pronotum with 2 pairs of long setae in the lower row. Comb not complete. Often abundantly present in vegetation near greenhouses, present in flowers and on leaves

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