A Review Of The Wild Relatives Of Some Favorite Food Plants
Pensoft Publishers A new extensive study offers a complete revision and a new species from the vining Solanum species (the Dulcamaroid clade) The Solanaceae, also called the potato or nightshade family, includes a wide range of flowering...
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MMJ Business Daily will hold a seminar in New York City for cannabis industry entrepreneurs and investors on June 11, 2013, featuring seven expert speakers and a private cocktail reception for professionals interested in launching, investing in, or expanding a medical marijuana-related business or service firm on the East Coast. For tickets and info go to http://mmjbusinessdaily.com/eastcoast/. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 MMJ Business Daily, the cannabis industry's...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alternative Fuels Americas, Inc. (AFAI) announced today that it has successfully completed research trials targeting Jatropha trees as a feedstock source for profitably produced, sustainable biodiesel, and is moving to establish above ground oil fields in Central America as a staged entry into a market forecasted to exceed $500 billion by 2019. AFAI operates a 25 acre pilot plantation with 40,000 mature Jatropha trees in Tempate, Costa...
Women with adenomyosis or endometriosis experience a notable improvement of symptoms, especially irregular menses and pain, after about three months medication with patented herbal therapy from Wuhan Dr. Lee’s TCM Clinic. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 It is typical that women with adenomyosis or endometriosis experience a notable improvement of symptoms, especially irregular menses and pain, after about three months medication with patented herbal therapy from Wuhan Dr. Lee’s TCM Clinic,...
New free booklet from Narconon International helps Italian-speaking parents educate their children on the harm that can result from cannabis use, protecting them from eventual addiction or progression to harder drugs. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 For more than forty years, Narconon rehab and prevention centers worldwide have waged a battle against drug and alcohol abuse around the world. Now, Narconon International announces that it has released its first guide to help Italian speakers reverse...
DALLAS, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Change Corp. (NASDAQ OTC: XCHC), a U.S. Company specializing in cannabinoid formulation-based health solutions through its Phytiva brand product lines is excited to confirm continued emphasis on new product development beyond recently announced European and extract-based lines. One of the several opportunities being explored by the Company is a new retail product line developed in conjunction with Steven B. Hopping, M.D., F.A.C.S., renowned...
NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC: HEMP) is pleased to announce an agreement with the Yasheng Group (OTC:HERB), one of China's largest agricultural producers. The signed agreement specifies that Yasheng Group will grow and process into finished product 637 mu (108 acres) of a specific cultivar of industrial hemp in China. According to Hemp, Inc. executives, the cultivar will be very high in CBDs (a non-toxicating group of compounds with proven medical benefits...
DALLAS, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Change Corp. (NASDAQ OTC: XCHC), a U.S. Company specializing in cannabinoid formulation-based health solutions through its Phytiva brand product lines is excited to announce the launch of its new website at www.phytiva.com. The website's design has been upgraded for a more interesting and effective viewing experience and a powerful Patient Resource Center for sharing of critical information. The Company launches the new website as it targets...
DALLAS, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Change Corp. (NASDAQ OTC: XCHC), a U.S. Company specializing in cannabinoid formulation-based health solutions through its Phytiva brand product lines is excited to announce at 11:00am PDT the launch of its new website at www.phytiva.com. The team has been working to create a website that provides self-medicated cannabinoid patients with an online center for information about cannabinoid solutions for critical ailments, as well as patient...
Lantmännen SW Seed, an international seed company with its head office in Svalöv, Sweden, has been able to significantly improve the greenhouse cultivation of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) using Valoya LED lights. The light solution is a hybrid use of traditional High Pressure Sodium Lights (HPS) and LEDs together. (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Oilseed rape is a very important crop and valued for its oil for food and fuel. The development of new oilseed rape varieties is driven by higher...
US based EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, global owner of some of the world’s largest commercial bamboo plantations, has recently entered into a purchase agreement for 100% of future harvested bamboo from its 1,200 acre bamboo plantation in South Africa. Barrington, IL (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 US based EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, global owner of some of the world’s largest commercial bamboo plantations, has recently entered into a purchase agreement for 100% of future harvested bamboo from its 1,200...
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Buxus sempervirens or Boxwood is indigenous to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. This small slender evergreen tree grows from 3 - 30 feet in height with a narrow trunk reaching less than 8 inches in diameter. Yellowish green oval shaped leaves grow from just over half an inch to just under one and a quarter inches in length and less than half an inch wide. Unremarkable petaless flowers of the same yellowish green color are pollinated by insects and produce...
The Japanese Box (Buxus microphylla) is indigenous to Japan and Taiwan. An evergreen shrub, it only grows 6 -10 feet in height with short bright green oval shaped leaves less than an inch in length. It is grown as an ornamental plant both in its native area and in other temperate regions. Variant cultivars of this species are often used in bonsai. Photo Copyright and Credit
Bursera graveolens or Palo Santo is a tree indigenous to South America in Argetina, Paraguay, Boliva and coastal areas of Ecuador. Palo Santo means "holy wood" in English and belongs in the same family as frankincense and myrrh. Although it has been used in homeopathic medicine for years, most recently it is the extraction of essential oils that has put this plant in the spotlight. Limonene, a-Terpineol, Menthofuran and Carvone are a few of the oils derived from this plant. Native...
Brassica tournefortii is a species of mustard plant that is more commonly known as Asian, African and Sahara mustard. It is very similar to other mustard species blooming annually with long stems reaching just over 3 feet in length, but the flowers are a duller yellow. Indigenous to North Africa and the Middle East, this species was transported accidentally to the United States by humans. It grows abundantly in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts and in hot valleys of southern California....
Bellis perennis is a well-known European species of Daisy, often deemed the archetypal species of that name. Many similar plants share the "Daisy" name, so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is often referred to as Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy, or occasionally English Daisy. Although the species has been widely naturalized in North and South America, it is native to western, central, and northern Europe. The Common Daisy is an herbaceous, dicot plant that grows close to the...
