Terrariums Giving Pleasure Effects to Eyes A Terrarium is an arrangement of plants together in one container, often with other things like rocks, stones or miniature figures and items. Sometimes the goal of a terrarium is just to create a pleasing arrangement of plants and other times the goal is to create a miniature world. […]
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Basmati Rice : For Procparious Life of Farmers Aromatic rice with extra long and soft textured grain, double expansion in length after cooking with excellent taste are unique characteristics of basmati, which is being cultivated in the foothills of Himalayas. There is appreciable demand for such rice in the international and domestic market; it is
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Vertical Gardens: growing more in less space One of the gardening world’s hottest trends, “vertical gardens” allows plants to grow on walls and other non-horizontal surfaces. They’re especially popular for small-space gardening where ground is at a premium, or as decoration for patios and outdoor rooms. Putting plants at eye-level also gives new appreciation to
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Methods of Micropropagation Micro-propagation is the practice of quickly multiplying stock plant material to produce a large number of progeny plants, using contemporary plant tissue culture methods. Micro propagation is used to multiply dignified plants such as those that have been genetically modified or bred through conventional plant breeding methods. It is also used to
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HYDROPONIC: SOIL LESS CULTURE Hydroponics: Hydroponics or soil-less culture is a technology for growing plants in nutrient solutions that supply all nutrient elements needed for optimum plant growth with or without the use of an inert medium such as gravel, vermiculite, rock wool, peat moss, saw dust, coir dust, coconut fibre, etc. to provide mechanical
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HIDDEN HEROES OF AGRICULTURE For most of us the word ‘farmer’ conjures up images of a man, ploughing his fields, irrigating or tending to his crop. This actually is only half the picture or even less. While travelling through rural areas, rows of women bent over double in ankle deep water in paddy fields is
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DRY LAND FARMING IN INDIA: CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS India has about 108 million hectares of rain fed area which constitutes nearly 75 per cent of the total 143 million hectares of arable land. In such areas crop production becomes relatively difficult as it mainly depends upon the intensity and frequency of rainfall. The crop production,
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Toxicity Caused By Pesticides Pesticides are widely used on agricultural crops, in the home and yard, and in public places. Pesticides come in a variety of states. They can be solid, such as dusts, granules, pellets, wettable powder, etc. Liquids can be ready-to-use or concentrated. Pesticides can also come as gases such as some of
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Tulsi : The Elixir Of Life Tulsi has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda for its diverse healing properties. Tulsi is the purest and most sublime plant which has been known and worshipped in India for more than five millennium for its remarkable healing properties. Apart from its religious significance it is of
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“VERMICOMPOST: MAKING GARBAGE INTO GOLD” Vermicomposting is a simple biotechnological process of composting, in which certain species of earthworms are used to enhance the process of waste conversion and produce a better end product. Vermicomposting differs from composting in several ways. It is a mesophilic process, utilizing microorganisms and earthworms that are active at 10–32°C
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