sapiens - man, but does anyone know the popular English name for Solanum lycospericum? In Hungarian it’s paradicsom and in Russian it’s pomidor. Solanum lycospersicum Remember tomatoes are our number one celebrity vegetable. Everyone wants to succeed with growing them. There’s a variety for just about any growing condition and any kind modification you can make. Applied Taxonomy AVOID MONOCULTURE! runs in families.” “It Stress Growing conditions Disease preference Disease: Family tomato, potato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco, nightshade Solanaceae – crop rotation to avoid overwhelming the plant preference: Family Rosaceae apples, pears, quinces, plum, peaches, cherries, – apricots, almonds, all roses, contoneaster aphids, eriophyid miteswhich spread – Rose rosette virus Growing conditions: Family Cucurbitaceae melon, squash, cucumber, pumpkin, – zucchini, gourds vines, tendril, frost sensitive, need pollinators, > 6 hours sun/day – Vascular Plant Parts: overview Non-vascular Plant Parts: overview Mosses, liverworts Vascular vs. Non-vascular Vascular & minerals move up & down Non-vascular through xylem Water moves by osmosis Sugars move down through phloem Minerals & sugars move by diffusion Structured for height & drought Small, short, close to the ground & water Roots, stems, leaves & flowers No roots, stems, leaves or flowers Vascular vs. Non-vascular Vascular conifers ferns flowering plants horsetail
sapiens - man, but does anyone know the popular English name for Solanum lycospericum? In Hungarian it’s paradicsom and in Russian it’s pomidor. Solanum lycospersicum Remember tomatoes are our number one celebrity vegetable. Everyone wants to succeed with growing them. There’s a variety for just about any growing condition and any kind modification you can make. Applied Taxonomy AVOID MONOCULTURE! “It runs in families.” Stress Growing conditions Disease preference Disease: Family Solanaceae tomato, potato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco, nightshade – crop rotation to avoid overwhelming the plant preference: Family Rosaceae – apples, pears, quinces, plum, peaches, cherries, apricots, almonds, all roses, contoneaster – aphids, eriophyid miteswhich spread Rose rosette virus Growing conditions: Family Cucurbitaceae – melon, squash, cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini, gourds – vines, tendril, frost sensitive, need pollinators, > 6 hours sun/day Vascular Plant Parts: overview Non-vascular Plant Parts: overview Mosses, liverworts Vascular vs. Non-vascular Vascular & minerals move up & down through xylem Sugars move down through phloem Structured for height & drought Roots, stems, leaves & flowers Non-vascular Water moves by osmosis Minerals & sugars move by diffusion Small, short, close to the ground & water No roots, stems, leaves or flowers Vascular vs. Non-vascular Vascular ferns horsetail conifers flowering plants
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