In North America it is grown as a fallow crop and the leaves can be used as animal fodder. Daikon Read More » Jerusalem artichoke Crops, Vegetables Jerusalem artichoke is related to the sunflower. It originates from eastern North America and is grown in temperate climates for its tubers...
Quite a number of Brassica varieties are widely grown. Some are considered to have originated in north China ( B. pekinensis), and some in central and south China ( B. chinensis and B. juncea), and then spread out to Japan and south-eastern Asia. Schemes for the development of different...
Shiitake mushrooms are grown on dead wood of this tree. Shiitake Read More » Oyster mushroom Crops, Mushrooms The Oyster mushroom is an edible mushroom species which was first cultivated in Germany during World War I. Nowadays it is used worldwide. It can be collected from the wild or ...
The most common fresh market fruit tree crops grown in California are cherry, kiwifruit, nectarine, freestone peach, pear (except Bartlett), and plum. Although some fresh market fruit crops are used in processing, these industries are dominated by fresh market sales in California. Between 70% ...
(range from −0.1 to 3.2). When N2O emission reductions and fewer process and upstream emissions are also considered, the net GHG mitigation potential for winter cover crops is 1.9t CO2e ha−1yr−1. Cover crops are typically grown in combination with main summer annuals such ascorn, ...
East Asia is a hotspot of surface ozone (O3) pollution, which hinders crop growth and reduces yields. Here, we assess the relative yield loss in rice, wheat and maize due to O3 by combining O3 elevation experiments across Asia and air monitoring at about
instance, in northeast China; rice production increased, and in northeast and north regions maize and wheat yield decreased in all studied regions. Wang et al.7reported shortening of vegetative and reproductive growth phases of double rice grown across southern China in response to temperature ...
At first I was focusing on crops in Belgium, which is where I live, although of course many of these crops are also grown in other areas of western Europe and indeed other parts of the world. But so popular has this post become that I have extended it to crops grown elsewhere in the...
If you weren’t a dessert cultivar chosen by the cooperative extension to be grown in the early 20th century, you were phased out. However, in today’s markets, I believe large fruited Callery pear hybrids really have a chance in fermentation, specifically cider blends and perry (cider made...
Record drought and heat have some farmers worried about where and when crops can be grown in the future, even in California where unprecedented microclimate diversity creates ideal growing conditions for many of the most popular items in America's grocery stores. A third of the vegetables and two...