News tagged with lettuce plants

Parasitoid wasps protect lettuce and celery from pests

Scientists have found that a native British parasitoid wasp has been found to be very effective at controlling the shore flies that infest lettuce and celery greenhouses, damaging crops and annoying farmers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Blue light irradiation promotes growth, increases antioxidants in lettuce seedlings

The quality of agricultural seedlings is important to crop growth and yield after transplantation. Good quality seedlings exhibit characteristics such as thick stems, thick leaves, dark green leaves, and large white roots. ...

Biology / Other

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2