• Onion

  About The onion ( Allium cepa L.) , also referred to as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable. This particular species is the most extensively [...] produced species of the genus of Allium . The onion plant is usually a biennial or perennial plan. When cultivated however, the plant is mostly handled as [...] annual and harvested at the end of its first production season. Onions are popular and therefore cultivated and used for cooking all around the world.

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  raspberries, led them to make the decision to implement this tool in the production of Hass avocado. The result has been an effective and safe control of thrips [...] Although biological control is not yet common in avocado production in Mexico, more and more growers are exploring the development and implementation of natural [...] manager of Don Sanchez Fresh, it is important to be patient and develop knowledge about the behavior of beneficial insects and their relationship with other

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  fruits and the time in which they can be produced and harvested, the price of the fruit in the market and the production costs. For this reason, the increased [...] also in the number of productive weeks and, therefore, in the profitability of the business. The implementation of a biological control program is one of [...] since it is produced in safer conditions." Importance of bell pepper cultivation in Mexico The profitability of a crop is based on the quantity and quality

• Gerbera

  About The gerbera belongs to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape [...] cultivars are usually the result of crossing the Gerbera jamesonii with another species from South Africa, the Gerbera viridifolia. The result is generally known [...] Cape Province and Transvaal region. Nowadays, the gerbera is still popular and extensively used as a decorative garden plant or sold as cut flower. Domesticated

• Steinernema carpocapsae

  multiply and cause septicemia, ultimately killing the host within a few days. The nematodes then feed and reproduce within the cadaver of the dead host [...] nematodes penetrate the pest's body through natural openings. Once inside the pest, the nematodes release symbiotic bacteria, typically of the genus Xenorhabdus [...] direct sunlight The moisture content of the soil must be kept high for several days after application. When possible, irrigate the crop before and right after

• Avocado

  which is botanically speaking a large berry with only one seed. The berry is green-skinned and fleshy and its shape resembles a pear or (large) egg. The [...] belongs to the flowering plant family of Lauraceae . Commercially speaking, avocados are very valuable and the fruit is produced in tropical and Mediterranean [...] About The avocado ( Persea americana ), also named ‘alligator pear’ is a tree originating in South Central Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which

• Rice

  grain and the most popular staple food for a large part of the world population, especially in Asia. Rice is a monocotyledon and is usually cultivated as [...] About Rice is actually the seed of two particular species of grass: Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Rice is a serial grain [...] however, it can be grown as a perennial and can produce a ratoon crop for as long as 30 years. The edible seeds of the plant (caryopsis) are usually between

• Sugar cane

  quantity, it is the world’s largest crop. Over time, sugar cane species were interbred and the major commercial cultivars are now complex hybrids. The crop has [...] About Native to the tropical regions of South Asia and Melanesia, sugar cane belongs to the tall perennial true grass genus, Saccharum , of the family Poaceae [...] jointed internodes. These are rich in sucrose and can reach heights of between two and six metres. The sucrose is extracted in mill factories to be processed

• Soybean

  About The soybean ( Glycine max ) (North America) or soya bean is a so-called legume and indigenous to East Asia. It is extensively cultivated for its [...] its edible beans. The fruit of the plant is a hairy pod, that grows clustered in small bunches of three to five pods. Each pod measures between 3-8 centimetres [...] centimetres long (1-3 inch) and contains two or four seeds that measure 5-11 mm in diameter. Soybean seeds vary greatly in size and the hull can be black or brown

• Barley

  cereal grain is grown in temperate regions worldwide. It is one of the four most important cereal corps grown in the world, next to wheat, rice and maize. Barley [...] (Hordeum vulgare) is a member of the grass family and a self pollinating crop. Barley is used in brewing beer, a popular source of animal fodder and a component