Encyclopedia - Fruit Tree Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit Tree Propagation - Own-root Fruit Trees
Some species of fruit are commonly grown on their own roots; new plants are propagated by rooting, layering, or modern tissue-culture tec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit Tree Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit Tree Propagation - Grafting
The essentials of our present methods of propagating of fruit trees date from the time of the Romans, who were apparently the first to di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit Tree Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit Tree Propagation - Apple Rootstocks
Another reason for grafting onto rootstocks is that this enables the grower to determine the tree's eventual size. Apple tree rootstocks ...   » Read the article

Article - Budding
Budding is a type of asexual reproduction. Budding - General biological meaning. A new organism is formed by the protrusion of part of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard: Encyclopedia - Orchard
An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production. Most orchards comprise either fruit or nut-produ...   » Read the article

Article - Guru Purnima: Holy Days In Hinduism - Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima: THE FULL moon day in the month of Ashad (July-August) is an extremely auspicious and holy day of Guru Purnima. On this da...   » Read the article

Article - Law Of Tithing: The Power Of Giving And The Law Of Creation
What would you say if I told you that you single-handedly have the power to end poverty on this planet? Well... you do. One commonly know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plum: Encyclopedia - Plum
See text A plum is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherry: Encyclopedia - Cherry
Several, including: Prunus apetala Prunus avium Prunus campanulata Prunus canescens Prunus cerasus Prunus concinna Prunus conradinae Pru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia - Almond
The almond, Prunus dulcis (formerly classified as Prunus amygdalus, or Amygdalus communis) is a small deciduous tree belonging to the Sub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple
The apple is a tree and its pomaceous fruit, of species Malus domestica in the family Rosaceae, and is one of the most widely cultivated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Budding: Encyclopedia - Budding
Budding is a type of asexual reproduction. Budding - General biological meaning. A new organism is formed by the protrusion of part of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kumquat: Encyclopedia - Kumquat
Fortunella crassifolia - Meiwa Kumquat Fortunella hindsii - Hong Kong Kumquat Fortunella japonica - Marumi Kumquat Fortunella margarita -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olive: Encyclopedia - Olive
The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horticulture: Encyclopedia - Horticulture
The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elm: Encyclopedia - Elm
See text Elms are deciduous trees of the genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae. They have alternate, simple, single- or doubly-serrate leaves, usu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumac: Encyclopedia - Sumac
About 250 species; see text Rhus is a genus approximately 250 species of woody shrubs and small trees in the family Anacardiaceae. They a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Fig: Encyclopedia - Sacred Fig
The Sacred Fig Ficus religiosa, also known as Bo (from the Sinhalese Bo), Pipal (Peepul) or Ashwattha tree, is a species of banyan fig na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breadfruit: Encyclopedia - Breadfruit
The Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), Malayalam: kada-chakkai, Hawaiian: ‘ulu; is a tree and fruit native to the east Indian Ocean and w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vegetative Reproduction: Encyclopedia - Vegetative Reproduction
Vegetative reproduction is asexual reproduction, but other terms that apply are vegetative propagation and vegetative multiplication. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Mulberry: Encyclopedia - White Mulberry
The White Mulberry, scientific name Morus alba, is a short-lived, fast-growing, small to medium sized tree to 15-20 m tall, native to eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lemon: Encyclopedia - Lemon
The lemon, Citrus × limon, is a citrus tree, a hybrid of cultivated origin. The fruit are cultivated primarily for their juice, though t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citrus Canker: Encyclopedia - Citrus Canker
Citrus canker is a disease affecting citrus species that is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis. Infection causes lesions on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gooseberry: Encyclopedia - Gooseberry
Ribes grossularia L. Ribes hirtellum Ribes echinellum Gooseberry is the common name of two closely related species of fruit-bushes, the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biological Dispersal: Encyclopedia - Biological Dispersal
Biological dispersal refers to those processes by which a species maintains or expands the distribution of a population. Dispersal implie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saguaro: Encyclopedia - Saguaro
The saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) is a large, tree-sized cactus species that is native to the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia - Banana
Hybrid origin; see text A banana plant is a herb in the genus Musa, which because of its size and structure, is often mistaken for a tree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Pepper: Encyclopedia - Black Pepper
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Encyclopedia - Aldabra Giant Tortoise
The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Similar in size to the famous Galapagos Gi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam And Eve: Encyclopedia - Adam And Eve
According to the Book of Genesis in Judaism's Torah, the Christian Bible and Islam's Qur'an, Adam was the first man created by God. At Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fusang: Encyclopedia - Fusang
Fusang (扶桑) is a country described by a Buddhist missionary, Hei-Shin (慧深) in 499 CE, as a place 20,000 Chinese miles (around 1,5...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Panda: Encyclopedia - Red Panda
The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Latin "fire colored cat") or Lesser Panda, is a mostly herbivorous cat-sized (60 cm long) mammal. Its clas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Original Sin: Encyclopedia - Original Sin
This article is about sinfulness. For the movie, see Original Sin (movie) Original sin is usually understood of the condition of sinfulne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billie Holiday: Encyclopedia - Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), also called Lady Day is generally considered one of the greatest jazz singers of all ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia - Beekeeping
Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin apis, a bee) is the practice of intentional maintenance of honeybee hives by humans. A beekeeper ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agave: Encyclopedia - Agave
Agave americana Agave fourcroydes Agave sisalana many others, see text Agaves are succulent plants of a large botanical genus of the same...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snake: Encyclopedia - Snake
Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. There are also several species of le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conventual Franciscans: Encyclopedia - Conventual Franciscans
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv), commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Roman Catholic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aconitum: Encyclopedia - Aconitum
See text Aconitum is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae). There are over 250 species of Aconit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incense: Encyclopedia - Incense
Incense is a preparation of aromatic plant matter, often with the addition of essential oils extracted from plant or animal sources, inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evolution: Encyclopedia - Evolution
In biology, evolution is the process by which populations of organisms acquire and pass on novel traits from generation to generation. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elephant: Encyclopedia - Elephant
Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of animals, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea. Elephantidae has three livin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchidaceae: Encyclopedia - Orchidaceae
Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. Orchids (Orchidaceae family) are among the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant (angi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit Tree Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit Tree Propagation - Pear Rootstocks
Pears are usually grafted onto quince rootstocks, which produce small to medium sized trees. Some varieties however are not compatible wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Propagation - Asexual Propagation
Plants have a number of mechanisms for asexual or vegetative reproduction, these have been taken advantage of by horticulturists, and gar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mammee Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Mammee Apple - Description
Mammee apple - Tree. The mammee tree is 18-21 m high and looks like the southern magnolia tree. Its trunk is short and reaches 1.9-1.2 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Propagation - Sexual Propagation Seed
Seeds and spores can be used to propagate plants. Seeds are typically produced from sexual reproduction within a species, since genetic r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plum: Encyclopedia Ii - Plum - Cultivation And Uses
Plum fruit is sweet, juicy and edible, and it can be eaten fresh or used in jam-making or other recipes. Plum juice can be fermented into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pruning Fruit Trees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pruning Fruit Trees - Formative Pruning Of Bush Trees
Formative pruning of apple (Malus domesticata) and pear (Pyrus communis) trees (the ‘pome’ fruits- the ‘stone’ fruits such as che...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pruning Fruit Trees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pruning Fruit Trees - Pruning The Cropping Tree
Before pruning it is important to distinguish between spur bearing and tip bearing varieties. The former, which is the most common type, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pruning Fruit Trees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pruning Fruit Trees - Overview
In order to obtain a better understanding of how to prune plants properly, it is useful to have some underlying knowledge of how pruning ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchard - Crops
Orchard - Tropical areas. Banana Coconut Cacao Coffee Guava Mango Papaya Tea Orchard - Subtropical areas. Date Palm Citrus (Grapef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchard - Orchards By Region
The most extensive orchards in the United States are apple and orange orchards, although citrus orchards are more commonly called groves....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mammee Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Mammee Apple - Distribution And Habitat
The tree comes from tropical South America. In 1529 it was included by Oviedo in his Review of the Fruits of the New World. It was then i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Almond Oil
"Oleum Amygdalae", the fixed oil, is prepared from either variety of almond and is a glyceryl oleate, with slight odour and a nutty taste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Sweet And Bitter Almond
There are two forms of the plant, one (often with white flowers) producing sweet almonds, and the other (often with pink flowers) produci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Culinary Uses
While the almond is most often eaten raw, it is used in some dishes. It, along with other nuts, is often sprinkled over desserts, particu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Etymology
The word 'almond' comes from the Old French almande or alemande, late Latin amandola, derived through a form amingdola from the Greek amu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Sweet And Bitter Almond
There are two forms of the plant, one (often with white flowers) producing sweet almonds, and the other (often with pink flowers) produci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Almond Oil
"Oleum Amygdalae", the fixed oil, is prepared from either variety of almond and is a glyceryl oleate, with slight odour and a nutty taste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Culinary Uses
While the almond is most often eaten raw, it is used in some dishes. It, along with other nuts, is often sprinkled over desserts, particu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Etymology
The word 'almond' comes from the Old French almande or alemande, late Latin amandola, derived through a form amingdola from the Greek amu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Botanical Origins
The wild ancestor of Malus domestica is Malus sieversii. It has no common name in English, but is known where it is native as "alma"; in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Budding: Encyclopedia Ii - Budding - In Horticulture
Budding is also a process that consist of ingrafting the bud of a plant into another plant. This is a frequent technique for fruit trees ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Botanical Origins
The wild ancestor of Malus domestica is Malus sieversii. It has no common name in English, but is known where it is native as "alma"; in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Growing Apples
Apple - Apple breeding. Like most perennial fruits, apples are ordinarily propagated asexually by grafting. Seedling apples are differe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Growing Apples
Apple - Apple breeding. Like most perennial fruits, apples are ordinarily propagated asexually by grafting. Seedling apples are differe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Commerce And Uses
45 million metric tons of apples were grown worldwide in 2002, with a value of about 10 billion USD. China produced almost half of this t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Commerce And Uses
45 million metric tons of apples were grown worldwide in 2002, with a value of about 10 billion USD. China produced almost half of this t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Health Benefits
Apples have long been considered healthy, as indicated by the proverb an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Research suggests that apples...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Health Benefits
Apples have long been considered healthy, as indicated by the proverb an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Research suggests that apples...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Cultural Aspects
Apples appear in many religious traditions, often as a mystical and forbidden fruit. One of the Greek hero Heracles' Twelve Labours was t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Apple Cultivars
There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples. Different cultivars are available for temperate and subtropical climates. Apples do ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Apple Cultivars
There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples. Different cultivars are available for temperate and subtropical climates. Apples do ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Cultural Aspects
Apple - Apples as symbols. Apples appear in many religious traditions, often as a mystical and forbidden fruit. One of the Greek hero H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kumquat: Encyclopedia Ii - Kumquat - Cultivation And Uses
Kumquats are cultivated in China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe (notably Corfu, Greece), and the southern United States (notably Florida)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Organic Gardening And Farming Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Organic Gardening And Farming Topics - Tools
Cultivation; Spade Fork Hoe Trowel Kirpi Lawncare Lawnmower Pruning and tree care; Secatuers Pruning saw Bow saw ... ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Organic Gardening And Farming Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Organic Gardening And Farming Topics - Tools
Cultivation; Spade Fork Hoe Trowel Kirpi Lawncare Lawnmower Pruning and tree care; Secatuers Pruning saw Bow saw ... ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breadfruit: Encyclopedia Ii - Breadfruit - Uses
Breadfruit is a staple food in many tropical regions. They were propagated far outside their native range by Polynesian voyagers who tran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pawpaw: Encyclopedia Ii - Pawpaw - Cultivation
Although it is a delicious and nutritious fruit, it has never been cultivated on the scale of apples and peaches, primarily because it do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Pepper: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Pepper - The Pepper Plant
The pepper plant is a perennial woody vine growing to four metres in height on supporting trees, poles, or trellises. It is a spreading v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biological Dispersal: Encyclopedia Ii - Biological Dispersal - Dispersal In Plants
Unlike animals, plants are limited in their ability to seek out favorable conditions for life and growth. Consequently, plants have evolv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citrus Canker: Encyclopedia Ii - Citrus Canker - Pathology
Plants infected with citrus canker have characteristic lesions on leaves, stems, and fruit with raised, brown, water-soaked margins, usua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ginkgo: Encyclopedia Ii - Ginkgo - Cultivation And Uses
Ginkgo has long been cultivated in China; some planted trees at temples are believed to be over 1,500 years old. The first record of Euro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olive: Encyclopedia Ii - Olive - Cultivation And Uses
The Olive has been used since ancient times for the making of olive oil and for eating of the fruit, which, being bitter in its natural s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olive: Encyclopedia Ii - Olive - Cultivation And Uses
The Olive has been used since ancient times for the making of olive oil and for eating of the fruit, which, being bitter in its natural s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gooseberry: Encyclopedia Ii - Gooseberry - Description History And Culture
The wild gooseberry is a small, straggling bush, nearly resembling the cultivated plant, the branches being thickly set with sharp spines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vegetative Reproduction: Encyclopedia Ii - Vegetative Reproduction - Natural Vegetative Structures
A rhizome is a modified stem serving as an organ of vegetative reproduction. Prostrate aerial stems, called runners or stolons are import...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Properties
Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colours; most cultivars are yellow when ripe but some are red. The ripe fruit is easily peeled and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Banana Pests And Diseases
While in no danger of outright extinction, in the next 10-20 years the most common edible banana cultivar the 'Cavendish' could become un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Original Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Original Sin - The Original Sin The Fall
Original sin - Classical Biblical and Orthodox Jewish view. Adam's sin, as recounted in the Book of Genesis is sometimes called in Hebr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchidaceae: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchidaceae - Fruits And Seeds
The orchid ovary is always inferior (located behind the flower), three-carpelate and 1 or 3-partitioned, with parietal placentation (but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snake: Encyclopedia Ii - Snake - Locomotion
Snakes utilize a variety of methods of movement which allow them substantial mobility in spite of their legless condition. All snakes are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam And Eve: Encyclopedia Ii - Adam And Eve - Historicity
The sharp distinction between history and myth is relatively recent. Traditionally, Christians, Jews, and Muslims, from Nennius to Willia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchidaceae: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchidaceae - Fruits And Seeds
The orchid ovary is always inferior (located behind the flower), three-carpelate and 1 or 3-partitioned, with parietal placentation (but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incense: Encyclopedia Ii - Incense - Manufacturing
Incense manufacturing applies mainly to direct burning incense since it must be carefully blended and manufactured such that it has abili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungarian Prehistory: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungarian Prehistory - Migrations Before Entering The Carpathian Basin
The Hungarians' old country – the place where people physiologically, genetically, linguistically and culturally similar to Hungarians ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Søren Kierkegaard: Encyclopedia Ii - Søren Kierkegaard - Important Elements Of Kierkegaard's Philosophy
Søren Kierkegaard - Alienation. Alienation is a term applied to a wide variety of phenomena including: any feeling of separation from,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Record Labels: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Record Labels - Z
... See also:List of record labels, List of record labels - 0–9, List of record labels - A, List of record labels - B, List of reco...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - F
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - F . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article