In recent years, consumer interest in local specialty crops (fruits, vegetables and ornamentals) has increased sharply. Consumers want to know how and where food is produced and are seeking a closer relationship with farmers. Although sales of locally grown food still account for only a small share of total domestic food sales, this is believed to be one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. ...

Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu is one of the most botanised areas of southern India. In spite of it a number of wild plants had been missed by previous collectors. In addition a number of exotics and ornamentals having importance in alternative systems of medicine like Homoeopathy and Unani have not been collected and preserved as herbarium records. The present paper lists 36 species of wild plan...

Presented by Bruce Bunting, Vice President of the Center for Conservation Finance of the World Wildlife Fund at the Marine Ornamentals Conference, November 26 December 1, 2001, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Coral reefs are among the biologically richest ecosystems on earth. They are a source of biodiversity, food, environmental protection, recreation, and potential medicinal products. Throughout m...

The purpose of this three-year project (2013-2016) is to develop and establish an online-based advisory system called PsIGa (plant protection information and advisory system for gardencenters). The system's newly designed database supplies illustrated profiles about pests and diseases (e.g. on fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals) in combination with advice for registered pesticides to control t...

Growth regulators are chemicals that alter the growth and development of plants. They may be natural or artificial, and typically they are active at very low concentrations. The most important plant growth regulators are the hormones, auxin, gibberellin, ethylene, cytokinin, and abscisic acid. Other growth regulators often act by modifying the action of the natural hormones. For example, naphth...

The horticultural industry is an important economic sector in the Netherlands. Internationally, the sector has a leading position in vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, flower bulbs and trees. Within these product groups long-lasting experience in breeding and production is combined with extensive industrial activities in support, logistics and services. The strong position of the Dutch horticultu...