Calvenzano melons are large, weighing in at 2-5kg (the record is 6kg) elongated with a strongly netted exterior or rind, and crisp, orange flesh. Calvenzano is a small town in
It is not surprising that wildflower species adopt a trade-off in terms of their potential to adapt to changing environmental conditions and one of these factors is smaller flowers. Gardens
Two new books, written in English, are certain to make a big contribution to modern-day, greenhouse cultivation. The first of these, published October 2019 by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd,
The bioactive molecule of this element, mono-silicic acid, continues to surprise and is the subject of an extensive literature in the HORTCOM theme Silicon in Agriculture. It has been shown
Today, the huge expansion throughout the world in the build of large greenhouse units, from Mexico to China, Kazakistan to Canada to Qatar, is more than evident. Cravo Equipment Ltd,
UV-B lighting controls powdery mildew in protected strawberry crops and powdery mildew and gray mould in tomatoes. A new type of UV-B fluorescent lamp, recently developed by the Panasonic Lighting
Ten times better than….what? We are passing through several revolutionary influences all at the same time; globalization, information technology, demographic disequilibrium and climate change. Part of the revolution in information
Despite the increasing use of biopesticides and predator insects, growers are often unable to avoid using chemical pesticides in greenhouse cultivation. Delft company PATS is developing a system that uses
Judging by the number of propagators and growers round the world now interested in Delosperma, the innovative multi-functional characteristics of the series ‘The Jewel of Desert’ from Flosaika are finding
For a recent and useful reference on the importance of wildflowers to floriculture (English) see: De Pascale, S. and Romano, D. (2019). Potential use of wild plants in floriculture. Acta
Flipper is a biopesticide extracted/sythesized during the production of extra-virgin olive oil by AlphaBio Control an anglo-italian company with research headquarters at St.John’s Innovation Centre, Cambridge (UK) and commercial office
Cultivated Strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa) are particularly sensitive to prolonged drought stress because of their shallow root system, large leaf area and high water content of the fruit. Overall
During the 2019 edition of Salon du Végétal in Nantes, France, the interspecific ‘French Bolero’, a hybrid of H. macrophylla x H. scandens, introduced by HW2, a consortium of breeders
Some stresses experienced by plants during growth improve internal quality, yet in the latest production systems plant stresses are the first thing to be eliminated! And we are quick to breed
Italy leads the way with the development of a robotic-plant (plantoid) that is highly capable and energy efficient in penetrating and exploring the chemical and physical characteristics of soils. Inspired
