Banana
Commercial cultivation of Banana Banana is a globally important fruit crop with 97.5 million tones of production. In India it supports livelihood of million of people. With total annual production…
Amla
Plant Profile FamilyEuphorbiaceaeEnglish nameIndian gooseberry, EmbelicIndian nameDhatri, Amlaka, Adiphala (Sanskrit)Amla, Amlika, Aonla (Hindi)Nelli, Malanelli (Tamil)Amalakkamu, Usirikai (Telugu)Amalak, Bettadanelli (Kannada)Amali, Ambala (Gujarathi)Amla, Amlaki (Bengali)Nelli (Malayalam)SpeciesPhyllanthus emblica Linn.Embelica officinalis Medicinal Properties and Uses…
Linseed
Linseed (Linum usitassimum L.) belongs to the family Linaceae and the genus Linum that has 100 species. Apart from cultivated L.usitassimum, five wild species in India have been reported. They are L.perenne, L.strictrum,…
Oil seeds
Coconut The coconut palm is the most useful palm in the world. Every part of the tree is useful to human life for some purpose or the other. Hence, the…
Mustard and Rapeseed
Rapeseed/Toria and mustard are the third most important edible oilseed crops of the world after soybean and oil palm. It belongs to the Family : Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). Two species of…
GROWING POTATOES
Botanical NameSolanum tuberosumPlant TypeVegetableSun ExposureFull SunSoil TypeSandySoil pHAcidicBloom TimeFlower ColorHardiness Zones1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7Special Features ABOUT POTATOES “What I say is that if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort…
INTRODUCTION TO GROWING SUGARCANE
Sugarcane is a tall perennial grass of the genus Saccharum, native to Southeast Asia and parts of the South Pacific. It can grow in warm temperate or tropical climates. The…
Pea
Binomial Name: Pisum sativumVarieties: Alaska, Alderman, Dwarf Grey, Lincoln, Little Marvel, Perfection, Oregon Sugar Pod Overview Like sweet corn, peas are at their tastiest immediately after harvest. Whether you choose shell or…
Peanuts
Overview The peanut is native to South America and is currently cultivated throughout the world. It's a member of the pea family and may grow up to 1.5 feet tall.…
Grow Beans
Description Binomial Names: Cicer arietinum, Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Vigna unguiculata, Vicia fabaVarieties: Black, Black-eyed Pea, Black Turtle, Broad, Butter, Chickpea, Cowpea, Dark Red Kidney, Fava, Garbanzo, Great Northern White, Green, Kidney, Lima, Navy, Pinto, Red, Red Kidney, String, White Overview Beans are often categorized by two sets of criteria:…
