Plants

This family contains over 2070 plant species classified in 160 genera. The most common Rutaceae are Orange, Mandarin, Grapefruit, Lemon, and Lime.

In cosmetology, turmeric is used as a dye in many makeup products. In addition, people suffering from acne or having oily skin often use turmeric to prepare facial masks.

Both fungi and aphids caused huge losses in crops. It was only by chance that it was discovered that copper compounds are excellent fungicides and the blight was brought under control.

Almost 70% of grape seed oil is linoleic acid, which has a beneficial effect on metabolism and can l ...

There are more than 600 varieties of strawberries, but only more than a dozen gained popularity.

The classic banana was the Gros Michel variety. It was sweeter and creamier. Unfortunately, due to a ...

The seeds were brought to New Zealand by Isabel Fraser, a faculty member at Wanganui Girls' College, ...