In what may be termed as a breakthrough discovery, scientists claim to have decoded the soybean crop that could pave way for improved crops of the protein rich plant.
The Biedenharn Museum & Gardens will host Dr. Jeff Kuehny as the featured speaker for the January Garden Path: Spectacular Flowers and Leaves from Bulbs to Trees.
Article in DNAIndia.com reports on various job positions that exisits in the Tea industry within India. While a Tea tasting job is very specialized, there are others that include researchers, plantation managers, tea brokers consultants, etc.
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This storyline is reminesent of what happened to the PBS's Crockett's Victory Garden show, which started in 1975. The show was originally hosted by the venerable James Underwood Crockett and then by Bob Thompson. In the last couple of decades, the since renamed Victory Garden show, has changed hosts and formats, losing the charm of its original hosts.
The Ohio State University Extension in Summit County is offering a series of one-day workshops for professionals in horticulture and agriculture, starting Jan. 29.
What: Maymont Flower & Garden Show
News article from swissinfo.ch on findings by scientists on why orchids resort to sexual trickery to lure in male insects - it leads to a more efficient pollinating system.
In the latest issue of Greenhouse Management & Production Magazine, a featured article discusses about how companies can use benchmarking to measure various aspects of their business, including production, marketing and customer service in relation to the best management practices in the industry.An Internet-based Benchmarking System can be accessed (with free registration) at: https://hortbusiness.ifas.ufl.edu/analysis/
A rare Franciscan manzanita (Arctostaphylos franciscana), a shrub thought to have been extinct in the wild since 1947, was recently found in the Presidio during the recent start of the Doyle Drive expansion project in San Francisco.
Started in 1989, the mission of the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is to display the diverse plant life of the Mediterranean climate zones of the world and to provide opportunities for education, recreation, conservation and research.
A rare titan arum Amorphophallus titanum plant, also commonly known as "corpse flower," is flowering at the Milwaukee Public Museum in their butterfly vivarium. The slow blooming process began at approximately 3:30pm on Friday, January 15.
Article By JUSTIN B. MORELOS provides insight into the cultural requirements; e.g. lighting, temperature, soil mix, fertilization, under indoor conditions to promote year long blooming of Gerbera Daisies.
Cornwall, U.K. (Marketwire --January 8, 2009) -- Valcent Products (OTCBB: VCTZF) presented the VertiCropTM vertical farming system at The Dubai forum: "Architecture for Sustainable Societies" on January 5th 2010.
Yanko Design showcases a two part pot that either snaps or slides apart to make the task of transplanting easier. Design by Hyunjun Kim.
Definition of various grafting terms.
The Redwood Empire Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers will be hosting a scion (cuttings) and plant exchange event on January 23rd at the Sebastopol (CA) Veterans Building from 9am to 2am for members. Non-members will be admitted at 10am.
