by AWARC | Jun 12, 2023 | Agriculture, Hydrponics
Various caterpillar pests may infest a wide range of greenhouse crops and are usually easily distinguished from other insect damage by large holes in foliage and black frass, or insect excrement, over plant surfaces. The larvae of a number of species of moth are...
by AWARC | May 31, 2023 | Agriculture, Hydrponics
The main species of mites infesting greenhouse hydroponic crops are the two-spotted mite (T. urticae) and, to a lesser extent, the tomato russet mite (A. lycopersici). While the tomato russet mite only infests tomato crops, causing significant fruit damage (Fig....
by AWARC | May 6, 2023 | Agriculture
Plant Tissue Culture Plant tissue culture or micropropagation is the aseptic culture of cells, tissues, organs and their components under controlled conditions in vitro where the environment and nutrition are rigidly controlled. While ‘tissue culture’ is the most...