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Coronavirus impacts international flower trade

"Gesundheit startet hier!" That’s what the disinfection gel dispensers read at the IPM Essen last week. This week the Chinese hall is empty during the Fruit Logistica show in…

FSI members focus on 90% target and ambition 2025

In a final stretch to reach the FSI 2020 ambition, members confirmed their efforts and action plans while already preparing additions to the benchmarks of sustainable sourcing…

Tips for rooting difficult or slow-to-root cutting

Exogenously applied rooting hormones can increase rooting percentage and uniformity of difficult or slow-to-root genera. by Roberto G. Lopez - rglopez@msu.edu As shipments of unrooted…

Post harvest handling of cut flowers

Cut flowers are highly perishable compared to other horticultural or agricultural produce making post-harvest losses on flowers significant compared to other produce. The…

Oreon launches 1000W LED fixture for greenhouse horticulture

Oreon presents its new fixture at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Germany. Oreon’s Dutch Powerhouse, called Monarch, produces a light output of up to 3100 μMol/s, with an…

The quest for the deep-yellow petunia

The majority of carotenoids in petals are xanthophylls and most of these xanthophylls are esterified with fatty acids. Although petunia (Petunia x hybrida) is an important…

Autogrow launches wireless smart sensor network

Autogrow has released a wireless smart sensor giving greenhouse operators high density microclimate data to improve yield, quality and decision making. Each Folium sensor…

US (CA): Valentine’s Day boosts demand for plants

Nursery growers and retailers report seeing more movement of living plants for the holiday dedicated to romance and the legacy of St. Valentine. "Probably the top seller is…

Special Trade Shows 2020

PDF In-Transit loggers with BLE capabilities showcased at Fruit Logistica

DeltaTrak presents two new FlashLink In-Transit BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) loggers at Fruit Logistica 2020, Hall 23, Stand A-12, from February 5 - 7, 2020, at the Berlin…

CmBBX8 accelerates flowering by targeting CmFTL1 directly in summer chrysanthemum

For a flowering plant, the transition from vegetative stage to reproductive growth is probably the most critical developmental switch. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana,…

Plant and animal cells have the same sense of direction

An ancient protein that is involved in cell division and is crucial to growth, development, and even the prevention of cancer turns out to be almost identical in plants and…

Video Photo report: IPM Essen 2020

With a higher number of visitors and a higher percentage of foreign visitors compared to last year, again records have been broken at this year's IPM Essen edition. This year…

US (AK): Over-promotion of peony farming leads to mixed success

In the last decade, peony farms in Alaska have increased tenfold. According to the latest Census of Agriculture, there were 100 peony farms in the state. The growth has been…
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"EasyTrack is a trolley for optimal crop care"

Berg Hortimotive recently introduced the EasyTrack crop care machine which is suitable for worldwide application. This compact and robust machine has been specifically…

HTA applaud vote to keep Universal Business Rates in Scotland

MSPs have voted to keep the Universal Business Rate in Scotland, much to the relief of HTA member businesses. A proposed amendment to scrap the Universal Business Rate across…

Pre-registration for Cultivate’20 coming soon

Pre-registration for Cultivate’20 will be opening on February 10th. AmericanHort’s Cultivate’20 is to be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center from July 11-14th,…

How Africa became the billion dollar Brexit winner

When Britain officially decided to leave the European Union last week, its Brexit opened up a unique opportunity for African nations to flex their collective political muscles…

New Zealand growers prepare for conferences

The 2020 Plant Producers Conference – "Bringing Plants to Life" – will be held at The Grand Millennium, Auckland, on 27 and 28 May. The conference theme is sustainability – in…

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Buds are starting to color on our Clianthus puniceus batch (and we have 3 different varieties😉) pic.twitter.com/ZOrrdVU8wp — stervinou pépinière (@stervinoupep) February 4,…

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British Florists Association on a mission

The BFA are on a mission to find 9 BFA members to go to the Netherlands courtesy of the Dutch Embassy and VGB (dutch florist association). The florists or buyers will cross…

Robert Kitayama:

"I was the one who made the decision to pull out the last rose plant at KB Farms back in 2013"

KB Farms has a long history with roses and their President Robert Kitayama has probably caught his hand on his fair share of their thorns over the years. Robert was asked to…

Horticultural Research Institute announces 2020 grant awards

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the foundation of AmericanHort, announces the portfolio of research projects to be funded in 2020. Projects fit into the cadre of…

Kemin Crop Technologies names Vince Livengood Regional Sales Manager

Kemin Crop Technologies, the Kemin Industries business unit focused on providing crop protection and crop health solutions for commercial greenhouses and specialty crops, has…

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