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Dryland Agriculture and Farming
Dryland Agriculture refers to cultivation of crops entirely under natural rainfall without irrigation. It is a form of subsistence farming in…
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Types of Irrigation Systems
There are many different types of irrigation systems, depending on how the water is distributed throughout the field. Some common…
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Weed Control Methods
Broadly classified in two groups: A)Preventive Measures.B) Curative or Control Measures which includes: i. Mechanical ii.Cropping or Culturaliii.Biological &iv.Chemical A) Preventive Measures: In…
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS : Black Pepper Cultivation
Introduction Black pepper(Piper nigrum L.), the king of spices, belongs to the family Piperaceae.It is obtained from the perennial climbing vine, Piper…
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Wheat Cultivation
Introduction: Wheat (Triticum spp.) occupies the prime position among the food crops in the world. In India, it is the…
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Weed Harmful Effects
Reduction in crop yields due to weeds result from their multiferous ways of interfering with crop growth and crop culture.…
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WEED CONTROL
Weed control aims at checking the growth or reducing the number of weeds to a minimum so that they do…
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Characteristics of weeds
Weeds are those plants that grow unwantedly, often prolific and persistent. They interfere with agricultural operations, increase labour cost and…
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Guava
Guava varieties Lalit · Selection from half-sib population of Apple Colour · High yielder with wider adaptability · Responsive to pruning; suitable for…
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Banana
Commercial cultivation of Banana Banana is a globally important fruit crop with 97.5 million tones of production. In India it…
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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…