OBJECTIVE To explore nutrition and food provision in pre-school nurseries in order to develop interventions to promote healthy eating in pre-school settings. DESIGN Quantitative data were gathered using questionnaires and professional menu analysis. SETTING In the community, at pre-school nurseries. SUBJECTS All 130 nurseries across Liverpool were a sent questionnaire (38 % response rate)...

New foreign rootstocks for peaches [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] are now being introduced into the United States through commercial nurseries for future sales to stone fruit growers. Almost all of these rootstocks are complex Prunus L. hybrids that are propagated vegetatively. Past experience with foreign Prunus rootstocks has shown that extensive testing is critical to avoid potential problems ...

The survey article provides an overview of the characteristics and range genus Vaccinium L., modernday assortment different species blueberry, as well reflects dynamics cultivation areas production volumes blueberry worldwide in Belarus. a brief economic biological description varieties released Republic Belarus: 15 highbush 2 half-high 3 narrow-leaved 1 swamp variety. As result implementation ...

Hands-on education has proven to be successful in teaching basic grafting methods. MSU Extension developed and conducted eleven statewide workshops Agents Master Gardeners preferred fruit tree The hands-on provided specialists, agents, training on classes for clientele. Each workshop consisted of a pre-test, PowerPoint presentation, post-test, demonstration. Post-test scores showed significant ...

Climate change is restructuring plant populations and can result in range shifts depending on responses at various life stages of plants. In 2013, a widespread and episodic flowering event provided an opportunity to characterize how Joshua tree's reproductive success and population structure vary in response to the climate variability across its range. We examined the reproductive success and s...