Australian Goannas
Goannas evolved in the northern hemisphere in the Upper Cretaceous Period about 90 million years ago. However, in the Miocene Epoch, about 15 million years ago, goannas moved south into Africa and Australia. In ... [... more] Australian Museum
Aust Farming Sector Sets Target For Organic Produce
"We see a significant multi-billion dollar trade into the northern hemisphere for organic products and when consumers have sent out very strong market indicators and there is growth of 30 percent (then) ... the organic industry hasn't gone ... [... more] HortNET New Zealand
Science Centre Will Help Cash In On New Fruit Types
HortResearch's business development manager for plant varieties, Andrew MacKenzie, said HortResearch would benefit from its involvement in the development of controlled production of New Zealand-owned fruit varieties in the northern hemisphere, ... [... more] HortNET New Zealand
International Expert To Talk On Global Floriculture
He has also investigated leaf senescence to develop systems to permit short-term cold storage of forced oriental hybrid lilies before sale - an important issue for New Zealand growers a long way from northern hemisphere markets. Professor Miller ... [... more] HortNET New Zealand
Truffles On Trees Show Nz Export Potential
He said prices of the most prized species such as Italian white truffles and Perigord black truffles reached "obscene" levels in the European producing season because supplies from the wild in the Northern Hemisphere had plunged by about 90 ... [... more] HortNET New Zealand
Zespri Re-Locates Hq From Auckland To Tauranga
The company's global operations make it the world's largest marketer of kiwifruit, and it is in the process of extending its business to a year-round trade using fruit grown in the northern hemisphere. The company's directors had decided that all ... [... more] HortNET New Zealand
Tettigarctidae
The hairy cicadas are a relict group of two species found only in Australia although fossils assigned to this family are known from the Northern Hemisphere. Tettigarctia crinita is found in the alpine regions of Southeastern Australia and T. ... [... more] NSW Agriculture
Mock Orange
A genus of about 60 species of mainly deciduous shrubs native to the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere; mainly East Asia and North America. They usually have peeling bark and are grown for ornamental ... [... more] Janine's Garden
Easter Lilies (Lilium Longiflorum)
Easter Lilies are a fragrant lily, with white trumpet-like flowers that blooms around Easter in the Northern Hemisphere (spring). Their popularity makes them the fourth-largest potted floral crop. They were originally native to Southern Japan and ... [... more] Gardening Talk
