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Sugar Cane, Pineapple, Coffee & Morinda
... were obliterated in order to plant sugar cane. Slaves were imported from Africa to work in the cane fields, in many cases under horrible conditions. When the fields became infested with introduced rats, the ... of Maui Sugar cane is propagated vegetatively by cuttings called "setts." A sett is a section of the stem containing lateral buds and a region where adventitious roots develop. Cane fields are ...
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History of Barbados
... had been deforested to make way for tobacco and cotton plantations. During the 1630s, sugar cane was introduced to the agriculture. The production of sugar, tobacco and cotton was heavily ... something more than working in the cane fields. Some of them gained prominent offices in Barbados. Others worked in common jobs, and still others stayed in the cane fields (Barbados History). Many people were ...
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Hike Barbados: Take a Hike/Walk Around Barbados
... The Hikes Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Hike Barbados takes you through cane fields, gullies, tropical forests and coastal communities to explore the unique geological and social structure of ...
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BREADFRUIT AND THE BOUNTY
... West Indies, where it could be used to feed the slaves who worked the sugar cane fields. Sir Joseph Banks urged King George III of England to introduce breadfruit to the West ...
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Rose Culture in the Tropics
... many places where the soil is not amenable to gardening. Land used formerly as sugar cane fields has shown significant levels of manganese toxicity. The University of Hawaii has an article on ...
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Rob's plants guest book
... organizing excel part. Alice (December 28, 2005) I found your site while searching for strawberry fields gomphrena. I looked at everything. Really, really nice! MArianna (December 26, 2005) Very good site ... growing things, we just acquired over 13 acres of agricultural land in Hawaii, old sugar cane fields with a year round stream. No house, just wild boar, rats, mongooses and jungle. But ...
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Weed Management in Sugarcane - 2006
... Preemergence herbicides are most effective in establishing this height differential. Only when the cane plants are growing taller than competing weeds can mechanical cultivation be effective. However, ... placement is crucial for banded or directed applications. High application speeds and rough fields can result in poor application uniformity, particularly with banded applications. Speed must be ...
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EXTOXNET PIP - DIURON
... is used on non-crop areas and many agricultural crops such as fruit, cotton, sugar cane, alfalfa, and wheat. Diuron works by inhibiting photosynthesis. It may be found in formulations as ... in soils. Residue half -ives are from 1 month to 1 year [19]. Some pineapple fields contained residues 3 years after the last application. Mobility in the soil is related to ...
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Backyard Orchard Glossary
... from around the roots. These dormant plants are dug from growing fields, trimmed and freed of soil, and then protected against drying out until ... often hollow or pith-filled stem of a bamboo or sugar cane. Chance seedling A term commonly used in reference to a cultivar's ... of normal apple trees when grown on standard root. Sucker A cane that emerges from below the bud union, and therefore comes from ...
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mark huss roses - types
... are the original wild roses, which mankind had no hand in creating. These grow in fields and byways all over the world in temperate climates. There are four disctinct subgenra and ... on. I use twine or something similar and tie loosely, to avoid damage to the cane. Some climbers also have canes which get very stiff as they get older, and therefore ...
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