Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are commonly used in the United States, and farmworkers are at risk for chronic exposure. Using a sample of 218 farmworkers in 24 communities and labor camps in eastern ...

Did you know that apples and pears are a part of the rose family? Within the rose family, or Rosaceae, there is a group of plants called the Malinae, which produce pomes. Pome fruits are identifiable ...

On a warm, sunny day you suggest a picnic under the pome tree. “What is a pome tree?” your friend asks. Pome fruit develops from the swollen base of a flower integrating the receptacle into the lush ...

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The initial pome fruit crop estimate anticipated a 5% growth in export volumes, due to new orchards coming into production, however, the anticipated volumes did not materialise as the harvesting ...

Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 14, No. 1 (2000), pp. 29-32 (4 pages) Long-term maintained, homogeneous in vitro shoot cultures of Pyrus communis infected with pear decline (PD) phytoplasmas ...

According to the Rosselkhoznadzor information systems Argus and Argus-Phyto, in the first three months of 2024, compared with the same period last year, Russian producers significantly increased the ...

With many backyards shrinking, space is at a real premium. You can’t afford to sacrifice room for a large, sprawling fruit tree, especially if you have a balcony or courtyard. Luckily, with dwarf ...

Note: Cotoneaster lacteus, mentioned below, has been recognized as an invasive species that threatens California’s native plant communities. For more, see the Invasive Plant Council (cal-ipc.org).