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Amla
Plant Profile Family Euphorbiaceae English name Indian gooseberry, Embelic Indian name Dhatri, Amlaka, Adiphala (Sanskrit)Amla, Amlika, Aonla (Hindi)Nelli, Malanelli (Tamil)Amalakkamu,…
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Linseed
Linseed (Linum usitassimum L.) belongs to the family Linaceae and the genus Linum that has 100 species. Apart from cultivated L.usitassimum, five…
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Oil seeds
Coconut The coconut palm is the most useful palm in the world. Every part of the tree is useful to…
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Mustard and Rapeseed
Rapeseed/Toria and mustard are the third most important edible oilseed crops of the world after soybean and oil palm. It…
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GROWING POTATOES
Botanical Name Solanum tuberosum Plant Type Vegetable Sun Exposure Full Sun Soil Type Sandy Soil pH Acidic Bloom Time Flower Color…
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INTRODUCTION TO GROWING SUGARCANE
Sugarcane is a tall perennial grass of the genus Saccharum, native to Southeast Asia and parts of the South Pacific.…
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Pea
Binomial Name: Pisum sativumVarieties: Alaska, Alderman, Dwarf Grey, Lincoln, Little Marvel, Perfection, Oregon Sugar Pod Overview Like sweet corn, peas are at…
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Peanuts
Overview The peanut is native to South America and is currently cultivated throughout the world. It’s a member of the…
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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…
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Cropping System
Cropping pattern is the yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and fallow on a given area. Cropping system comprises…
