Darkwinged Fungus Gnats, Bradysia spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Sciaridae) by Frank W. Mead, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…A few species, however, attack healthy tissue of such economic plants as potatoes, wheat, red clover, alfalfa, cultivated mushrooms, pine seedlings, and various ornamentals, including tulip bulbs, ferns, begonias, coleus, geraniums, cacti, young orchids, areca palm, and dracaenas. Sciarids are a problem in Florida greenhouses, mostly concerning injury to plants, but also large numbers of flying gnats being an occasional nuisance to workers. …”
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Black Twig Borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by Wayne N. Dixon, Robert E. Woodruff, John L. Foltz

“… The black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), is one of the few ambrosia beetles that infests healthy plants. In Florida, orchids (Dendrobium spp. and Cattleya spp.), and avocado (Persea americana Mill.) have sustained notable economic losses (Dekle and Kuitert 1968, McClanahan 1951). …”
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Effects of Plant Size, Temperature, and Light Intensity on Flowering of Phalaenopsis Hybrids in Mediterranean Greenhouses by Roberta Paradiso, Stefania De Pascale

“…Mediterranean greenhouses for cultivation of Phalaenopsis orchids reproduce the warm, humid, and shaded environment of tropical underbrush. …”
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Effect of Lead on the Transformation of Urea-N in Fly Ash-Contaminated Soils under Different Moisture Regimes by D. K. Das, P. Bashetti, S. K. Naik, Pintu Sur

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Effect of Lime, Humic Acid and Moisture Regime on the Availability of Zinc in Alfisol by Sushanta Kumar Naik, Dilip Kumar Das

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Harnessing root phenotyping and root growth plasticity of landraces of maize (Zea mays L.) for enhancing waterlogging tolerance in fragile and challenging agro-ecologies of Eastern... by E. Lamalakshmi Devi, Krishnappa Rangappa, Ayam Gangarani Devi, S.K. Chongtham, Ingudam Bhupenchandra, Konsam Sarika, Harendra Verma, Rumi Narzari, Samarendra Hazarika, Sankar Prasad Das, B.U. Choudhury, Anil Kumar Choudhury, T.L. Bhutia, V.K. Mishra

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