1. Rice :- • Breeding varieties which can effectively photosynthesize even under low light intensity. • Traditional varieties raised in tropics are called “Indicas” (Long in duration). • “Japonicas” are the varieties of temperate zone. • “Javoanicas” are called bulk rice. • In kharif, dry nursery gives higher yields compared …
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Vegetable garden can be classified into 7 different types according to the purpose for which they have been developed. These are :- 1.Kitchen Garden 2.Market Garden 3.Truck Garden 4.Forcing Garden 5.Prossesing Garden 6.Seed Production Garden 7.Floating Garden KITCHEN GARDEN Area under required for kitchen gardening is 250 sq metere.It aims …
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To get maximum out of the soil in the minimum time ,we have to confine intensive cultivation.We should raise such crops which grow quickly and high yields per unit area. These are vegetables and some quick growing fruits.Most of the vegetables ,if properly grown, can give a yield which is …
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It is also known as “Luffa” sponge gourd. The vines of sponge gourd attain the height of 30 feet or more. The fruits of sponge gourd are cylindrical in shape and outer skin is smooth green. The fruit contains white inner flesh which is fibrous and have similar flavor to …
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Bitter gourd is believed to be originated in tropical Asia, particularly in the Indo Burma region. Bitter gourd is widely grown in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and tropical Africa. Bitter Gourd is used for cooking it when it is green or in yellow ripening stage. The chinese use Bitter Melon …
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Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol) Standl.) Family: Cucurbitaceae Climate and soil requirement for growing bottle gourd It requires warm growing season with a temperature ranging between 18-300C. It can be grown in various kinds of soils, but sandy loam to loamy soils are ideal. Improved Varieties of bottle gourd 1.Punjab …
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