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Bacterial diseases (fruit) Acetic souring Acetic acid bacteria: Bacterial fruitlet brown rot Erwinia ananas pv. ananas: Fruit collapse Erwinia chrysanthemi: Marbled fruit Acetobacter spp. A. peroxydans Erwinia herbicola var. ananas. Pink fruit Acetobacter aceti. Erwinia herbicola Gluconobacter oxydans. Soft rot Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
Didymella bryoniae, syn. Mycosphaerella melonis, is an ascomycete fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight on the family Cucurbitaceae (the family of gourds and melons), which includes cantaloupe, cucumber, muskmelon and watermelon plants.
Pineapple black rot is the most common and well-known post-harvest disease of the pineapple fruit and is responsible for serious losses in the fresh pineapple fruit world industry. The pathogen is a polyphagous wound parasite and gains entry into the fruit via wounds sustained during and after harvest. [ 2 ]
The San Jose scale or China scale, (Comstockaspis perniciosus), is a hemipterous insect in the family Diaspididae. [1] It is an agricultural pest as it causes damage and crop losses to many fruit crops. In 1914, this species became the first documented case of insecticide resistance. [2] [3] [4]
Anasa tristis is a true bug that feeds by sucking sap, mainly from the leaves, but sometimes also the fruit. Historically, at least as far back as 1902, some gardeners believed that A. tristis had toxic saliva, however more recent research from 1993 suggests the process of harming plants does not involve any toxins.
“A watermelon is basically sugar water and if kept at room temperature, the fruit will respire and use oxygen and the internal sugars to ‘breathe.’ So a warm fruit will lose sugar more ...
This is the contest-winning recipe that kicked off America's obsession with pineapple upside-down cake. I made the recipe from 1926—with one small tweak. The post I Made the 1926 Recipe for Dole ...
Fruit trees: A variety of predatory insects: The flowers of the parsnip plant left to seed will attract a variety of predatory insects to the garden, they are particularly helpful when left under fruit trees, the predators attacking codling moth and light brown apple moth. Peas: Pisum sativum: Turnip, [44] cauliflower, [44] garlic, [44]