Orchids Growing News
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Autumn is here!!
Autumn is here, but the weather in Taiwan is so warm. The ultraviolet ray is so strong like in summer. The strong sunlight make vegetables become very soft some of them are even wither. So farmers cover the 50% or 60% black shading net hastily for the plants. To resist the extreme weather on the earth and create a better environment for plant, we decide two different kinds of rid weave shading ...
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Local service crucial to delivery horticulture solutions in China
CODEMA's Beijing branch is the central hub for the company's continued growth throughout the APAC region. By carrying out maintenance, project management and sales with a local team, Business Unit Manager Just Roos is further expanding CODEMA's position in this fast-growing region. Horticultural solutions for China and the APAC region Throughout Asia and particularly in China, the middle class ...
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GC reveals why Orchids could be the future of mosquito repellents
A recent study revealed how strong the attraction of flowers can be to mosquitoes. What the GC analysis in the study also showed is that some chemicals present in a specific specie of orchids can repel mosquitoes by their scent – could this help in the development of improved repellent products? Using gas chromatography (GC), a research team from the University of Washington, in the US, ...
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Fernwood NZ tree fern fibre – 6 months into orchid growing trial
With some Shakespearian liberty… “Is it to use bark on not to use bark? That is the question.” Setting up the Trial Having been asked to participate in a Fern Fibre substrate over Bark/Pumice trial some six months ago and looking for a challenge, orchid grower Allan Watson from Taranaki, New Zealand, said yes. At the time, he had no previous experience with the Fern Fibre ...
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Orchid Grower’s observations 4 months into Fern Fibre Substrate trial
Four months into his two-year Fern Fibre Substrate trial, orchid grower Allan Watson from Taranaki says it is time to share some of his observations. After four months into his trail of growing orchids in Fernwood NZ’s fern fibre substrate, a 2-year process in total, award-winning orchid grower Allan Watson says it is time for some observations: “Taking a leap into such a trial ...
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Award winning grower trials Tree Fern substrate
What’s the best way to reinforce the message that Fernwood’s New Zealand tree fern is the best on the market for growing orchids? By asking the experts to give it a try! Award-winning orchid grower Allan Watson from Taranaki has agreed to do a two years growing trial using our Fernwood Tree Fern substrate. Allan Watson is a keen orchid grower based in Taranaki, specializing in ...
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Cut flowers and Ethylene
It is well known that ethylene is the hormone responsible for stress processes and fruit ripening in plants, as well as the ageing of leaves and flowers, and the detachment of fruit. One of the most typical ways of preserving cut flowers during storage and transportation is refrigeration. In this case, as the chambers or containers must be sealed, high concentrations of ethylene accumulate. The ...
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Unearthing the Roots of Fungal Symbioses
To understand the bases of mutualistic symbiosis between soil mycorrhizal fungi and plants, an international consortium of researchers conducted the first broad, comparative phylogenomic analysis of mycorrhizal fungi. Scientists describe how the comparative analyses of 18 new fungal genomes allowed them to track the evolution of symbiotic fungi interacting with trees, heath plants and orchids. ...
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Turn-key Project for Garden & Koala, Adana, Turkey
Dutch turn-key greenhouse specialist Verbakel-Bomkas is building a state of the art turn-key greenhouse for Garden & Koala in Adana, Turkey. The project is designed to produce Orchids and Saint-Paulia. With it's broad expertise in complete greenhouse projects Vebakel-Bomkas is the general contractor for this project. Our office in Antalya managed by Burak Ergin is coordinating the project ...
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Scientists find new home for threatened orchids
Scientists at the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (CPBR) have been researching the natural history of three rare and endangered orchids on Alum Mountain, Bulahdelah NSW, as part of a relocation project funded by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA). The plants are being relocated to allow construction of a road bypass. Native orchids, known for their beauty and exuberance, are quite ...
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