Below is a practical guide to which fruit tree you can graft onto which other tree. E.g. graft a quince tree to a pear tree, a pear tree to a muskmelon tree, a water chestnut tree to a lemon, orange, kumquat or other citrus tree. The combinations are many and useful. Before grafting a fruit […]
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In this article you will find information about the life span of fruit trees in years and after how many years they start to produce fruit. You will find information about: Almond tree, Pear tree, Apricot tree, Damask tree, Olive tree, Citrus tree (Lemon, Orange, Mandarin), Walnut tree, Cherry tree, Cherry tree, Pine tree, Cinnamon
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The reason for this post was the conversation I had with Thymios a few days ago. A Greek who has been living in Canada for 50 years. He told me a lot of things that haunted my mind. Much that contradicts the image we have of other advanced countries and our “underdeveloped” Greece. He told
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Penicillium fruit rot is a postharvest rot that causes very severe damage (up to 100%) to citrus, apple, vine and vegetable crops. Additional damage is also caused by ethylene produced by the pathogenic fungi, which, because it increases fruit respiration, reduces the lifespan of healthy fruit in the same storage area as the affected fruit.
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In Greece, citrus flat mite first appeared in 1982 in the area of Tirnavos and from there it spread rapidly to all the vine-growing regions of Greece. Scientific name: Brevipalpus lewisiGreek name: Καστανή εσχάρωση – ακάρεα Citrus flat mite apart from the vine it attacks orange, lemon and various ornamental plants. Damage This mite can
The species of the genus Citrus belong to the family Rutaceae and the tribe Citreae. All members of the genus have a characteristic fruit, the esperidium, which is a type of yellow-colored rachis and the rind does not separate from the flesh. These species are the lemon, citron and grapefruit. Lemon is a cultivated hybrid
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