Friday, May 7, 2010. Cultivation Practices of Aloe Vera. Aloe vera is a succulent, almost sessile perennial herb growing up to 1 meter. The leaves are radially arranged in two or three circles. Each leaf is 30-50 cms long and 10 cms broad at the base having an indented margin. The leaves are pea-green coloured with occurrence of white spots when young. Bright yellow tubular flowers appear in a spike. Aloe Vera is generally propagated by .

Thursday, June 4, 2009. Brief Introduction of Aonla Cultivation. Wn as Indian Gooseberry and has Scientific name as Embelica officinalis andbelongs to the family euphorbiaceae, has a high medicinal value. It is a highly prolific bearer without much care . Though there are many hybrids available but to name a few are. With 4 tonnes of Farm yard manure. 10 kg per acre .

Monday, August 24, 2009. New product that controls against Black Sigatoka in banana plants. Stockton is a developing global crop protection brand with a strong commitment to innovative eco-friendly products. The Stockton Group maintains a global network of over 30 subsidiaries with local presence in each of its markets. Timor C is a natural insecticide and miticide used in fruits, vineyards, cucurbits, tomatoes, peppers, herbs and spices. Timorex Gold a bio-fungicide with no residues, is effective agains.

Bio pesticides and their use in Agriculture. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Available Biopesticides and its use in Agriculture.

Sunday, July 19, 2009. The disease causes severe damage in the nursery. High soil, moisture and moderate temperature along with high humidity especially in the rainy season leads to the development of the disease. Emergence damping off results in seed and seedling rot before these emerge out of the soil.

Brinjal? Sunday, January 17, 2010. India is the Centre of Origin and Diversity. You thought brinjal was one more vegetable with not too much significance in India? Think again. Brinjal was first found and domesticated in India almost 4000 years ago. India is the Centre of Origin and Diversity for brinjal, as per the CGIAR. Did you know that in Orissa, there are some 226 varieties of Brinjal grown and consumed even now? Why say NO to Bt brinjal.

Monday, June 29, 2009. ILaichi or Cardamom Cultivation Basics. Small cardamom of commerce is an important and popular flavouring material and spice. The useful part is the dried mature fruit. It is usually referred to as capsule. Cardamom is used for flavouring curries, cakes, and bread and for other culinary purposes. It is also used as masticatory and for flavouring coffee and confectionery.

Monday, June 8, 2009. Is actually the aromatic,dry fully grown,but unopened flower buds of the clove tree. The scientific name of clove tree is Syzygium aromaticum and belong to the family Myrtaceae. Tanzania and Indonesia are the major producers of clove in the world. In India clove is grown in the hilly areas of TamilNadu,Kerala and. Preparation of Land and Planting. Leaf Rot is observed in mature trees and .

Sunday, June 28, 2009. Coconut organic cultivation practices for India. Is a monocotyledon belonging to the order. It is the sole species of the genus. Avoid shallow soils with underlying hard rock, low-lying areas subject to water stagnation and heavy clayey soils. Proper supply of moisture either through well-distributed rainfall or through irrigation is required. The nature of preparation of .

Friday, January 22, 2010. Impact of Fertilisers on Indian Agriculture. The whopping government subsidy of Rs 12,000 crore in India is a financial millstone around our neck. By encouraging unrestrained use of fertilisers, it is destroying our soils and agriculture. The subsidy encourages widespread fertiliser use, so much so that from only 0.