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Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 01:48
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Written by John K
History:The Aronia species are native to eastern North America. They have likely been used for thousands of years by natives for food and medicine. They have been used for some time as ornamentals, but it is only recently that they have become significantly more popular once they gained "health food" status.Trivia: The common name "Chokeberry" was given because, when raw, the fruit is typically t
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Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 01:46
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Written by John K
Aronia, or Chokeberry, is a great shrub for the Forest Garden Black Chokeberry (
Aronia melanocarpa) Common Name: Aronia, ChokeberryScientific Name:
Aronia speciesFamily: Rosaceae (the Rose family)
Red Chokeberry (
Aronia arbutifolia) Species: Red Chokeberry (
Aronia arbutifolia) - Large Shrub, Red Fruit Black Chokeberry (
Aronia melanocarpa) - Small to Medium-sized Shrub, Dark Purple-Black
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Created on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:43
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Written by Dr. Rashad Mukhtar Balal, Dr. Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Dr. Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Hira Tariq and Ayesha Siddiqua
The plants are element of this universe that has to stay on the one place for whole life so they have to adopt it according to the climatic changes that may be beneficial or harmful for plant growth and development (Gill
et al., 2002). The environmental changes that affect adversely to plant growth and development is consider as abiotic stress such as drought, salinity, heat, frost and lodging et
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Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 15:29
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Written by M. Ehetisham-ul- Haq *, M. Aslam Khan, M. Talha Javed & M. Attiq *Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
In hot summer of July 2011, cotton bolls were sampled from the cotton crop in research area of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. which look apparently healthy and full sized. Bolls were looking good and asymptomatic outside. Inside story was much different because when bolls were opened transversely, seed rottening with discolored lint (Fig.1) was seen. Fiber looked immature
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Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 13:21
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Common name: WatsoniaBotanical name: WatsoniaAn erect perennial herb forming large clumps; similar to gladiolus, with strap-like leaves, slender reddish flowering stems 0.5 to 2 m high, pink, orange or red flowers, underground corms and clusters of small corms (known as bulbils or cormils) on the stems. Leaves and flowering heads are produced annually. Corms and cormils start to grow in late autum
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Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 13:21
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Common name: Thorow-waxBotanical name: Bupleurum rotundifoliumThis is a very distinctive member of the carrot family (Apiaceae) that grows up to 75 cm tall, with a reddish, branched stem. The leaves are round to oval, the uppermost surrounding the stem. The greenishyellow flowers have small yellowish petals and are gathered in clusters at the end of stems. Each cluster is surrounded by a ring of g
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Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 13:20
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Common name: TelstarBotanical name: Iris hybridIris is a genus of between 200-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers which takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, Iris is also very widely used as a common name and refers to all Iris species as well as some closel
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Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 13:20
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Common name: TuberoseBotanical name: Polianthes tuberosaThe tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) is a perennial plant of the agave family Agavaceae, extracts of which are used as a top note in perfumery. The common name derives from the Latin tuberosa, meaning swollen or tuberous in reference to its root system. It consists of about 12 species. The tuberose is a night-blooming plant thought to be native
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Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 13:19
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Common name: TraceliumBotanical name: Trachelium caeruleumA cultivated variety of with large, dense heads of violet flowers suitable both for garden decoration or for cultivation of cut flowers either outdoors or under glass.
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