After reading this article you will learn about the major insects, pests and diseases found in roses. Insect-Pests found in Roses: White ants: They attack the plants and damage the root system and slowly plants die completely. White ants can be controlled by applying 5% B.H.C. and 5% DDT @2.5- 5 g/pit at the time of planting. Red scale: This [...]
The article throws light upon the top five groups of roses. The groups are: 1. Hybrid Tea’s (H.T.) 2. Floribundas 3. Climbers 4. Miniature Roses 5. Shrub Roses. Group # 1. Hybrid Tea's (H.T.): As the name indicates, the varieties of this group have been obtained by crossing between hybrid perpetuals and Tea roses of China. The first variety 'La [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Harvesting, Packing and Marketing of Tuberose 2. Method of Extraction of Tuberose3. Important Insects, Pests and Diseases 4. Diseases. It is commonly called as Rajni Gandha (Hindi, Bengali), Gul-e-chari, Gul-e-Shabab (Urdu), Nishigandha (Marathi), Nishi Gandhi (Malayalam) and Sempangi (Tamil) and scientifically—Polianthes tuberosa and belongs to family Amrylladaceae. Tuberose has long, narrow, [...]