The concept of disease

In plant pathology it is not easy to give a definition of the meaning of disease which is fully satisfactory and that includes all the aspects that may be involved (health status, affected organs, origin of the disease….). In general, a plant which has one... Read more

The adversities of the Ranunculus

Floriculture is an extremely diversified sector, consisting of hundreds of kinds of plants grown in different ways such as greenhouses, in the open air and above ground level. It represents by far the most important sector of agriculture in the Ligurian... Read more

THE VARIOUS USES OF RANUNCULUS

In the La Marca Flowers Company we grow cut flowers and our major production concerns Clone Ranunculus. After a long preparation on our part, in mid-August, they get planted in greenhouses, and then begin the flowering cycle in October and finish between... Read more

WATER, A PRECIOUS RESOURCE

During the last days people have been talking a lot about the water supply emergency. As is known, water is a primary resource not only for man but also for the environment and for all the living beings that live on the Earth. Without water life does not... Read more

TOMATO PLANTATION

After the main season of the Ranunculus has come to an end, here at the La Marca Flowers the plantation of the summer crops begins: courgettes, “trombette”, tomatoes: “cuor di bue” and Ligurian basil. The tomato is without doubt one of the leading... Read more

From Ranunculus to Pon Pon Clones

Il ranuncolo “Pon Pon” è stata inizialmente una mutazione del fiore di Ranuncolo. Tra tutti i coltivatori della Riviera, a Sanremo, spesso fuoriuscivano questi fiori e inizialmente, anche frettolosamente, erano considerati malformati. Solo di seguito,... Read more