Agriculture and Horticulture

Statistical Methodology in Agriculture and Horticulture

Policy for agriculture and horticulture in Rwanda A different political economy?

Agricultural development policies in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be weak, and the reasons are to be found in the incentives transmitted to policy makers by countries' domestic political systems. The enfranchisement of rural voters within multi-party political systems does not seem to have altered the fundamental dynamics, raising the question whether – in Africa as in Asia – successful agric...

Ethics and horticulture

Ethics refers to moral considerations on a human level. It includes standards of what is considered inherently “right or wrong” in terms of rights, obligations, and benefits to individuals and to society. Furthermore, ethical considerations involve the precepts of specific virtues such as honesty and fairness, and impose obligations on conduct, including the obligation to avoid harm to others a...

Regulatory Horticulture

I. Nomenclature: A) Cannabis sativa L.; B) marihuana, hemp, Mary Jane; chanvre (Fr.); canamo (Sp.); konopli (Ru); Kanf (Gr.) (Fig. 1); C) synonyms: There are many names for the horticultural variants of Cannabis sativa. Some names have been validly published in accordance with the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Names used in the literature (valid and invalid) include: C. ruderali...

Bioherbicides in Organic Horticulture

Organic horticulture producers rank weeds as one of their most troublesome, time-consuming, and costly production problems. With the increasing significance of organic horticulture, the need for new bioherbicides to control weeds has grown. Potential bioherbicides may be developed from pathogens, natural products, and extracts of natural materials. Fungal and bacteria pathogens are two importan...