Hydroponic Equipment

One possible explanation for the presence of these species is that the Romans became more engaged in trade with these native people, who had access to local markets and probably also maintained trade relations with northern Sudan. It is also possible that a native desert population lived in Shenshef and, during thelatest occupation period, also…

Microsclerotia never developed within broccoli root Thissues, even 60 days after decapitating plants at the crown. In addition, there was no apparent inhibition of growth of V. dahliae on a medium with broccoli root extracts. This led to the hypothesis that perhaps the reduction in V. dahliae soil populations was caused by the combined effects…

Its use for tempering building materials could be demonstrated for the Roman quarry settlement Mons Claudianus, also located in the Eastern Desert, about 400 km north of Berenike. This specific use is evidenced in Mons Claudianus by the analysis of wall plaster and mud bricks, while an ostrakon confirms the delivery of chaff . The ostraka…

The large-scale transoceanic pepper trade is also supported by the large ships that sailed to the ports of Limyrikê , where black pepper could be obtained . Only 1percent of all peppercorns originate from Shenshef. These peppercorns were scattered in several middens, were all preserved by desiccation, and can be considered as specimens that got…

Although not on a regular scale, such aberrant fruits are also found in Egyptian markets and originate from Sudan. Seeds of the doam palm are made into beads. Strands of beads consisting of colored figs and whole as well as sliced seeds of the doam palm are currently offered for sale. Yet another use is…

The caper bush is a successful invader of fields and is capable of producing flowering specimens even after a couple of weeks. Dealing with vegetable gardening, Pliny describes the cultivation of caper in sandy plots that have been hollowed out and surrounded by stone walls to prevent the invasion into other fields. In Berenike and Shenshef, the…

The Derfaui well, located twelve hours walk southeast of Quseir, for example, will not run dry even after five years without rainfall . Nowadays, two wells in the vicinity of Berenike are in use. One is located in the salt marsh south of Berenike and consists of a large trench. Its water is clear but tastes…

From there commodities were traded to Rhapta and the entrepôts along the Somalian coast. From a botanical point of view, the Cinnamon Road as described by Miller would have been a trade route for cassia in particular, as far as members of the genus Cinnamomum are concerned. True cinnamon is a native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast,…

Because high numbers of mites were found drowned in the felt after exposure to spinetoram in the preliminary trial, an additional study was conducted beginning at the same time as the May 4, 2010 field trial by confining mites to the leaf disc and not allowing them to suicide in the moist felt. This was done…

In association with integrated pest management, methods that minimize the use of broad-spectrum insecticides are being developed . For example, increased use of natural enemies, mating disruption with pheromones, use of sterile insects, and genetic engineering of plants are all part of the arsenal being developed to manage insect pests. Acaricides and insecticides are commonly…