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Gros Michel banana

Gros Michel banana

How are trees pruned?

Figure 12: Air-concentrate mist blower used to spray bush fruits, grapes, and compact high-density tree fruits.

A codling moth larvae is pictured on a leaf.

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Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

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Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg

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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

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Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo festival at the Mission District, San Francisco, California. (Photo dated 2019.) holidays

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Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

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Gros Michel banana

Gros Michel banana

Figure 12: Air-concentrate mist blower used to spray bush fruits, grapes, and compact high-density tree fruits.

How are trees pruned?

A codling moth larvae is pictured on a leaf.

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vineyard orchard Alar thinning fruit pomology origins of agriculture livestock farming vegetable farming beekeeping aquaculture cereal farming coffee production poultry farming perennial agriculture sericulture farm management

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Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, some forming a question mark, against a light blue background. (organic, fruits, vegetables)

Fruit or Vegetable? A Quiz