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Fruit-tree related terminology and categorization – Pomology

...of the tree’s flower, which undergoes a process of maturation and hardening to protect the seed within. Some well-known nut trees include almonds, chestnuts, walnuts, pistachios, and hazelnuts. Which trees...

Scientists Join Forces to Help Fruit and Nut Growers Adapt to Climate Change

Scientists Join Forces to Help Fruit and Nut Growers Adapt to Climate Change

...orchards to protect their yields. Olives, figs, almonds, apricots, cherries, peaches, and other tree fruits and nuts have been cultivated in the Mediterranean area since ancient times. However, the production...

Peach Tree Information, Variety Selection, and Environmental Requirements

...to the Rosaceae family, the genus Prunus, which also includes almond, cherry, and other popular trees, and in the same species Prunus persica as nectarines. The peach tree has lanceolate...

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History, Uses, and Nutritional value of oilseed rape (Canola)

...take-all (Gaeumannomyces graminis) (8). Finally, since it is usually the first crop, after almond trees that flower in spring, it is an important food source for pollinators (like honeybees). Health...

Propagation and Pollination of Peach trees

Propagation and Pollination of Peach trees

...1-2 years old rootstocks. Farmers mostly use peach or peach x almond hybrids as rootstocks, most often coming from meristematic tissues grown in the laboratory. Grafting is a commonly used...

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Cherries: Info, Facts, Nutritional Value & Health Benefits

The cherry tree belongs to the genus Prunus spp. like other trees, such as peaches, nectarines, and almonds. It is a flowering tree that belongs to the Rosaceae family. It...

Peach Pests and Diseases

Peach Pests and Diseases

...The Bacterial spot is a disease with significant economic costs caused by the pathogen Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni, which can also infect apricots, cherries, and almonds globally. As the name...

Beekeeping for Beginners - Beekeeping 101

Beekeeping for beginners

...etc.). Farmers often place beehives near their fields (especially cotton, tomato, pepper, almond fields etc.) with the sole purpose of crop pollination, as bees account for at least 80% of...

plant proteins

Global Food Security: How Plant Proteins Drive Change?

...traditional meat to the popularity of dairy-free milk substitutes like almond milk, oat milk, and soy milk. Options like chickpea snacks, lentil chips, and roasted edamame have become increasingly popular....

sexual propagation

Sexual Propagation of a Plant – Everything around seeds

...category. Here are many important crop species (e.g, grains→caryopses, sunflower→achenes, almonds→nuts, etc.) The fleshy fruits are subcategorized into: ● Drupes (e.g., nuts, cherries) ● Berries (e.g., grapes, bananas) ● Pomes...