I. Nomenclature: A) Cannabis sativa L.; B) marihuana, hemp, Mary Jane; chanvre (Fr.); canamo (Sp.); konopli (Ru); Kanf (Gr.) (Fig. 1); C) synonyms: There are many names for the horticultural variants of Cannabis sativa. Some names have been validly published in accordance with the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Names used in the literature (valid and invalid) include: C. ruderali...

Ice Nucleation, Propagation, and Deep Supercooling in Woody Plants M. Wisniewskia; M. Fullerb; J. Paltac; J. Carterd; R. Arorae a U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysvile, WV, USA b University of Plymouth, Newton Abbot, UK c Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WA, USA d Department of Horticulture, U...

■ In some instances involvement in social and therapeutic horticulture programmes can also lead to employment or further training or education. ‘Horticultural therapy is the use of plants by a trained professional as a medium through which certain clinically defined goals may be met’. ‘Therapeutic horticulture is the process by which individuals may develop well-being using plants and horticult...

Medicinal, Aromatic and Nutraceutical Plants from Mountainous Areas • Mycotoxins in Nuts and Dried Fruits • Cashew Nut • Apricot Breeding and Culture • Fruit Breeding and Genetics • Sustainable Vegetable Production in South East Asia • High Tunnel Horticultural Crop Production • Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture LEDs: The Future of Greenhouse Lighting! • High Value Horti...

in order to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of horticulture processing industries in north khorasan province, this study was used in the analysis of strategic factors approach. required information through interviews and questionnaires completed by 20 people of professional management and agricultural industries, horticulture experts and owners horticulture process...

Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (K.B., Y.P., Y.Wa., P.W.S., Y.We.); Horticulture College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China (K.B., J.C.); Horticulture College, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China (H.W., Y.P., Y.L.); Division of Vegetable Science, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 10012, India (T.K.B.); ...

BACKGROUND Androgens are crucial for normal testicular descent. Studies show that some pesticides have estrogenic or antiandrogenic effects, and that female workers exposed to pesticides have increased risk of having a boy with cryptorchidism. The main objective of the present study was to investigate whether pregnant women exposed to pesticides due to their work in horticulture experience exce...

Organic horticulture producers rank weeds as one of their most troublesome, time-consuming, and costly production problems. With the increasing significance of organic horticulture, the need for new bioherbicides to control weeds has grown. Potential bioherbicides may be developed from pathogens, natural products, and extracts of natural materials. Fungal and bacteria pathogens are two importan...

Observations by professionals can be utilized effectively to analyze the current understanding of the mechanisms by which horticultural activities bring about beneficial change. For purpose of discussion, these mechanisms can be divided into three categories: (a) Interaction, which is concerned with how people interact within the horticultural setting, (b) Action, which is concerned with person...

The arid region is spread over 38.7 million hectares mainly in the states of Rajasthan. Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh besides cold arid region situated in Leh, Laddakh and Himachal Pradesh. The region is marked by extreme environmental constraints due to which the cultivation of traditional crops is not economical. In a situation such as this, arid horticulture has ample s...