The demand of vegetables and fruits are increasing along with the population. But due to expansion settlements, cultivable land is decreasing, especially fellow beside house which suitable for kitchen gardening. paper covers discussion related gardening different socio-economic indicators such as- income, occupation, education, knowledge about gardening, tendency gardeners, attitudes owners reg...

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on Journal blog. Private domestic gardens are integral to cities and urban ecosystems. For example, they account an estimated 27.4% of area Edinburgh, UK (Loram et al., 2007), 23% Sheffield, (Gaston 2005), up 36% Dunedin, New Zealand (Mathieu 2007). Because generally divided dispersed across multiple small private properties, governments hav...

In large industrial greenhouses, plants are usually treated following well established protocols for watering, nutrients, and shading/light. While this is practical for the automation of the process, it does not tap the full potential for optimal plant treatment. To more efficiently grow plants, specific treatments according to the plant individual needs should be applied. Experienced human gar...

Savvy marketers rely on the principles of customer segmentation and product targeting to more efficiently allocate scarce resources and effectively reach groups of consumers with similar likes, preferences, or demands. Our objective was to identify and profile consumer segments with regard to their gardening purchases to determine whether there were differences in their ecofriendly attitudes an...

Abstract Currently, there is a clear overproduction of apples in the world. This dictates to commodity producers need use innovative approaches development horticulture order increase competitiveness their products market. Modern conduct world agriculture are based on principles organic production. The overseas markets for environmentally friendly developing rapidly. Much attention paid promoti...

2015;28(3) S Afr J Clin Nutr Oldewage-Theron W, PhD(Dietetics) Visiting Professor, Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa Professor of Nutrition, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA Egal A, PhD(Public Health Nutrition) Director, Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijl...

Past studies have suggested that a link between health outcomes and green space is due to increased levels of physical activity of individuals living in areas with more green space. We found a positive association between green space and physical activity levels. The odds of achieving the recommended amount of physical activity was 1.27 (95% CI: 1.13-1.44) for people living in the greenest quin...

We report a case of infectious endocarditis attributable to Legionella longbeachae. L. longbeachae is usually associated with lung infections. It is commonly found in composted waste wood products. L. longbeachae should be regarded as an agent of infectious endocarditis, notably in the context of gardening involving handling of potting soils.

In agroecosystems, local and landscape features, as well as natural enemy abundance and richness, are significant predictors of predation services that may result in biological control of pests. Despite the increasing importance of urban gardening for provisioning of food to urban populations, most urban gardeners suffer from high pest problems, and have little knowledge about how to manage the...

Current environmental and health challenges require us to identify ways to better align aesthetics, ecology, and health. At the local level, community gardens are increasingly praised for their therapeutic qualities. They also provide a lens through which we can explore relational processes that connect people, ecology and health. Using key-informant interview data, this research explores garde...