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• Tulsi
  ...es, the dried leaves of Tulasi have been mixed with stored grains to repel insects. ...single tulsi leaf placed on one side by his consort [[Rukmini]] tilted the scale.
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• Jatropha
  Susceptible to mushroom root rot, [[rust]], fungal leaf spot, [[scale]] insects, [[mealybugs]].
  8 KB (1,186 words) - 18:07, 11 July 2010
• Prickly pear
  ...c nests.jpg|thumb|left|Traditional "Zapotec nest" farming of the cochineal scale insect on ''O. ficus-indica'', [[Oaxaca]]]] ...sap. The insect produces [[carminic acid]] which deters predation by other insects. The carminic acid can be extracted from the insect's body and eggs to make
  25 KB (3,658 words) - 16:03, 27 October 2007
• Agriculture
  ...t in normally arid areas which rely upon constant irrigation, and on large scale farms. ...haeological excavation at [[Mehrgarh]] in [[Balochistan]]. By 6000 BC, mid-scale farming was entrenched on the banks of the Nile River. About this time, agr
  27 KB (3,823 words) - 14:20, 7 May 2007
• Date
  ...there, largely as a by-product, nevertheless date-growing on a commercial scale is yet a new and experimental industry in this country. Although it promise ...rvised testing-gardens to render it desirable to test them on a commercial scale in private culture. The government, through the Department of Agriculture,
  31 KB (5,215 words) - 18:27, 14 April 2011
• Pineapple
  The following diseases and insects attack pineapples: ...s and in the eyes of the fruit itself. The remedy is the same as for scale insects, but it is very difficult to make the application effective. When the mealy
  25 KB (4,182 words) - 02:45, 14 January 2010
• Invasive species
  ...o show a negative relationship between diversity and invasion, while large-scale studies tend to show a positive relationship. The latter result may be an a ...in [[forage]] for native bovids and other grazers. Since the 1970s large scale efforts have been underway to reduce invasives; partial success has led to
  45 KB (6,803 words) - 12:29, 14 May 2007
• Carnivorous plant
  ...areola]]e, [[chlorophyll]]-free patches through which light can penetrate. Insects, mostly ants, enter the chamber via the opening underneath the balloon. Onc ...ch grows as an extension to the [[midrib]] of the leaf. Most species catch insects, although the larger ones, particularly ''[[Nepenthes rajah|N. rajah]]'', a
  58 KB (8,691 words) - 12:29, 8 April 2007
• Bees
  '''Bees''' are flying [[insect|insects]], closely related to [[wasp|wasps]] and [[ant|ants]]. Bees are a [[monophy ...grams for [[mosquito]]es, [[gypsy moth]]s, or other [[Pest (animal)|pest]] insects.
  30 KB (4,832 words) - 16:55, 2 February 2010
• Permaculture
  ...ty in terms of what is grown. The model for this was an abundance of small scale market and [[home garden]]s for food production with [[food miles]] being a ...] for them. The tree's leaves will fall and rot, providing food for small insects and [[fungus]]. There will be a web of intricate connections that allow a
  40 KB (5,903 words) - 15:34, 9 April 2007
• Disease
  ...f crop-products, have greatly favored the distribution of plant pathogens (insects, fungi and bacteria), and afford them exceptional opportunities for destruc Insects (see page 1034) cause such diseases aa galls and similar malformations.
  48 KB (7,998 words) - 21:27, 1 April 2009
• Pomegranate
  ...ranches. The pomegranate is self-pollinated as well as cross-pollinated by insects. Cross-pollination increases the fruit set. Wind pollination is insignifica ...d fruit spot and foliar damage by white flies, thrips, mealybugs and scale insects. The roots are seldom bothered by rodents but deer will browse on the folia
  18 KB (2,854 words) - 05:08, 9 November 2015
• Apricot
  ...the curculio is indisposed to fly. The operation consists in knocking the insects from the tree by a quick jar or shake, catching them on a white sheet or in ...ery healthy tree in California. It is, however, subject to injury by scale insects of the lecanium group in some parts of the state. During recent years there
  24 KB (4,125 words) - 02:43, 15 August 2021
• St John's wort
  ...ctive in allowing the plant to grow vegetatively, following defoliation by insects or grazing. ...r depression with a [[Hamilton Depression Rating Scale|Hamilton Depression Scale]] for Depression (HAM-D) score of up to 17.<ref>C. Randløv, J. Mehlsen, C.
  27 KB (3,879 words) - 06:54, 9 November 2007
• Leave
  * [[Conifer]] leaves are typically needle-, awl-, or scale-shaped [[image:Norfolk_Pine_1758c.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The "Scale" shape leaves (needles) of the Norfolk Island Pine tree. [[Araucaria hetero
  25 KB (3,699 words) - 11:57, 29 July 2007
• Cucumber
  ...h large and small sizes, both by the housewife and commercially on a large scale. The small fruit, of not more than a day or two's growth and measuring from ...mber beetle seems to be little affected by the common remedies for chewing insects. This is probably largely due to its activity, the beetle moving to unpoiso
  20 KB (3,299 words) - 08:09, 15 August 2009
• Plum
  Insects and diseases.—The black-knot is one of the most serious plum diseases. It ...re or less, and must be controlled by the usual remedies. See Diseases and Insects, Vol. II.
  44 KB (7,382 words) - 01:52, 5 March 2015
• Hardy Kiwi
  ...de deer that browse on the leaves and gophers that attack the roots. Scale insects can damage if populations build up too extensively. Greenhouse thrips may a
  13 KB (2,220 words) - 01:59, 5 March 2015
• Flower
  ...linators - for example, the flowers of certain orchids can resemble female insects in order to attract the males. Flowers which are wind pollinated tend to be ...orl of ''[[Petal]]s'', which are usually thin, soft and colored to attract insects that help the process of [[Pollination]].
  59 KB (9,544 words) - 21:57, 27 November 2011
• Arboriculture
  ...wth that may be present, with bisulfide of carbon or other insecticide for insects, and then coat the surface with tar as a preservative. After this the cavit ...r and finally the curb-setter do their worst. After all of these, come the insects and diseases that affect trees everywhere and which here find an easy prey
  107 KB (18,254 words) - 20:47, 22 January 2010

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