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Learn about this insect that can seriously damage your plants and how to prevent its appearance or eradicate it if it’s already present. If you’re a gardening enthusiast, you may have encountered the cottony cushion scale, an insect pest that can wreak havoc on your plants. In this article, we explain what it is and …
Maize fields, known as “milpas,” are a traditional form of agriculture that has been practiced for centuries in different parts of the world, especially in regions of Latin America. This farming method has adapted to different climatic and geographical conditions and has proven to be an important source of food for local communities. In its …
Foliar application of nutrients is a common agricultural practice that involves spraying nutrient solutions directly onto the leaves of plants. This technique is very effective in quickly supplying nutrients to crops, as the nutrients are absorbed directly through the leaves and transported to the parts of the plant that need them the most. In general, …
Water stress management in crops is a constant concern for farmers since water availability is essential for plant growth and production. In recent years, we have seen an increase in the frequency and intensity of droughts, which has led to a decrease in crop yields and increased pressure on water resources. Water stress has been …
The Castor bean or castor oil plant (Ricinus Communis L.) is a euphorbiaceae that can contain many benefits for its use in agriculture. Shrub plant, its most important chemical compounds are ricin, ricinin, lipase, ricinolein, proteins, stearin, palmitin, ricinoleic acid, isorricinoleic acid, toxystearic acid, chymases (Chiej, 1990). Use of the Castor bean or castor oil …
In lawn management there are always factors that cannot be controlled regularly, such as water quality, excessive rainfall (or lack thereof, especially when there is no irrigation system), diseases that appear suddenly and a wide variety of pests that live by feeding on our grass. One of those problems is the blind man’s blight. It …
The cottony maple scale is one of the most numerous and conspicuous soft scale insects that attack ornamental plants. Symptoms of the cottony scale. It begins by colonizing the most hidden parts of the plant, thus protecting itself from unfavorable weather conditions. However, due to its eating habits, it causes chlorosis and malformations in the …
Strawberries are several species of plants, cultivated for their edible fruit. The strawberry is a fruit with a conical or almost round shape, of variable size depending on the species. The strawberry plant is of the herbaceous type, while the root system is fasciculate and is made up of roots and rootlets. It is small, …
Humic substances or humus are complex molecules of black or dark brown color, with high molecular weight, colloidal and hydrophilic properties, ionic adsorption and desorption capacity, release of nutrients in the medium and long term. These humic substances are classified based on the solubility of their components in solutions of different pH. This results in …
Plants go through different stages throughout their development and growth. These phases, which are well differentiated from each other due to different physiological, metabolic and morphological events, are known as phenological stages and each one of them has its particularities; from germination, emergence, vegetative development, flowering, fruiting and maturity, in some that are annual, after …