Abstract: ‘Ajaka’ is a new variety of basil plant having tolerance to low temperatures, a spicy taste, and reddish purple-colored flowers.

Abstract: ‘Habana’ is a new variety of basil plant having a tall growth habit, high leaf count, and tolerance to low temperatures.

Abstract: ‘Wild Magic’ is a new variety of basil plant having tolerance to low temperatures, numerous flowers, and leaves with dark violet colored and prominent veins.

Abstract: ‘Green Ball’ is a new variety of non-flowering basil plant having a compact and rounded growth habit, high leaf production, and tolerance to low temperatures.

Abstract: ‘Dark Lady’ is a new variety of basil plant having tolerance to low temperatures, a sweet-spicy taste, and dark violet leaves with prominent veins.

Abstract: ‘Green Fortune’ is a new variety of basil plant having a tall and well-branched growth habit, violet flowers, a very spicy flavor and tolerance to low temperatures.

Abstract: In a frictional rotary connector having a tapered ring arrangement (3) to be placed onto a shaft and having at least one tapered ring section (e.g. 4a) with an inner surface for abutting the shaft, and with an oblique outer surface (e.g. 5a), at least one tensioning ring element (e.g. 6a) with an oblique inner surface, which element slides between a starting position and a clamping position on the oblique outer surface (e.g. 5a) of the tapered ring section (e.g. 4a), and a tensioning ring for moving the tensioning ring element (e.g. 6a) in order to lock the tensioning ring element (e.g. 6a) in the clamping position at least one retaining element (8) is provided which is arranged to be guided in a radial direction from a free position to a clamping position, wherein the retaining element (8) axially locks the tensioning ring element (e.g. 6a) in the clamping position.

Abstract: A bit-rate-transparent electrical space-division switching matrix is employed in an optical cross-connect and the input/output stage is constructed from simple, broadband optical receivers and transmitters. Since the switching matrix operates in unclocked manner, i.e. its switching function is not based on internal bit timing and frame timing, arbitrary signals can be switched though transparently at almost any bit rate, independently of the protocol-type being used. The inputs and outputs likewise operate fully independently of bit rate and protocol, since they only implement an O/E conversion or O/E conversion. By virtue of this structure, a simply constructed but extremely powerful optical cross-connect is created that can be employed equally for all types of optical signals within the stipulated wavelength-range.

Abstract: ‘Green Fortune’ is a new variety of basil plant having a tall and well-branched growth habit, violet flowers, a very spicy flavor and tolerance to low temperatures.

Abstract: ‘Ajaka’ is a new variety of basil plant having tolerance to low temperatures, a spicy taste, and reddish purple-colored flowers.

Abstract: ‘Wild Magic’ is a new variety of basil plant having tolerance to low temperatures, numerous flowers, and leaves with dark violet colored and prominent veins.

Abstract: ‘Green Ball’ is a new variety of non-flowering basil plant having a compact and rounded growth habit, high leaf production, and tolerance to low temperatures.

Abstract: ‘Habana’ is a new variety of basil plant having a tall growth habit, high leaf count, and tolerance to low temperatures.

Abstract: ‘Dark Lady’ is a new variety of basil plant having tolerance to low temperatures, a sweet-spicy taste, and dark violet leaves with prominent veins.