• Cherry

  Morocco and Tunisia and up north in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway and in the Caucasus and northern Iran. Cherries even grow in a small and isolated [...] which is primarily used for cooking. Every part of the cherry plant, except for the ripe cherries themselves, is somewhat toxic and contains cyanogenic [...] species of cherry and a flowering plant that belong to the rose family of Rosaceae . Cherries are indigenous to Europe, Anatolia, Maghreb and western Asia.

• Pear

  central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia. The pear tree belongs to the family of Rosaceae and sub family of Pomoideae , together with the apple and quince [...] are grown in Asia, Europe and northern Africa. The European or common pear is a perennial, deciduous tree and cultivated for its fruit. The tree grows [...] 1 inch in diameter) and produces a pyriform, fleshy fruit. Pear trees can grow as tall as 9 metres and are able to produce fruit for around 20 years.

• Eggplant

  nightshade and is widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia the fruit is called eggplant and in South Africa and Southeast Asia [...] as brinjal. The eggplant is a member of the genus Solanum and is thus related to the tomato and potato. Botanically speaking however, the eggplant is classified [...] classified as a berry. The fruit contains many small and soft seeds. These seeds taste rather bitter, because they contain nicotinoid alkaloids, just like

• Grapes

  Europe and southwestern Asia and thus has been cultivated in Morocco and Portugal, southern Germany and Iran. The grape is the fruit of this plant and is actually [...] are consumed fresh and they are processed to make wine or juice and dried to produce raisins. Nowadays there are between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  hectares of tomatoes, through direct and hydroponic cultivation, in Châteaurenard near Marseille, and have done for four generations. We have to control [...] practising IPM for as long as it has existed in France. We saw that it was effective. We have used Capsanem on several blocks to regulate the bug and have tried [...] very localized way, and also the treatment robot, which is used by blocking the lower nozzles so that it acts only on the head and avoids our Macrolophus

• Lettuce

  to cultivate and most often grown for its leaves. It is, however, often plagued on by a number of insect and mammal pests and fungal and bacterial diseases [...] diseases, and can suffer numerous nutrient deficiencies.

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  July 21, 2025

  Amblyseius swirskii and Orius . It was a turning point. “For the first time, predatory mites offered a working, scalable solution for growers - and it triggered [...] dedication to entomology and, eventually, a pivotal role in shaping the course of biological control in Spain. A passion for insects – and a new beginning in [...] science and practical driven - and I knew I wanted to be part of that.” The Swirskii breakthrough that changed everything One of his earliest and most impactful

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  Van Rijswijk is confident that the use of nematodes helps to reduce the level of infestation. ‘By using Entonem and extracting the nests as a curative [...] trees in the forests and plantations around Doetinchem. Marc van Rijswijk is the spokesman for Buha, the implementing organisation for the Municipality of [...] biodiversity in the centre, and public opinion is quite sensitive to spraying here. We worked in consultation with distributor Mertens and decided that in spring

• Plum

  domestica ) and the diploid Japanese plum ( Prunus salicina and hybrids), play a significant, commercial role. The plum is a drupe, so its firm and juicy flesh [...] usually not too big (between 1-3 inch diameter) and its shape is globose or more oval. The plum’s skin is soft with a natural wax layer. Recommended for you [...] fruit comes in many species, and taxonomists cannot agree on how many exactly. Depending on who you are asking to, between 19 and 40 different species of plum

• Chrysanthemum

  from Asia and northeastern Europe and the majority of the different species derive from East Asia. Especially in China a wide range of varieties and cultivars [...] cultivars has been developed for commercial propagation and production. The current, commercially cultivated chrysanthemums are more striking than the wild [...] This particular genus consists of many hybrids and an extensive range of cultivars that are produced for commercial, horticultural purposes. Traditionally