Category Archives: Agronomical crops

Tobacco Cultivation – Instant Info What is the significance of tobacco? Tobacco contains chemical called Nicotine Human brain becomes highly addicted to Nicotine easily Tobacco is the leading cause for many types of cancers and other cardiovascular and respiratory diseases According to WHO, Every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use Tobacco can also be deadly for non-smokers too who intake tobacco by passive smoking Passive smoking or second hand smoking during pregnancy can lead to several life long adverse health conditions for babies Heated tobacco products (HTPs) contain tobacco and expose users to toxic emissions, many […]

  How to identify Alternaria leaf Spot of brinjal? Identify the Alternaria leaf spot disease based on the following symptoms 1. Cracks appearing in leaf spot 2. The two species of Alternaria occur commonly, causing the characteristic leaf spots with concentric rings 3. The spots are mostly irregular, 4-8 mm in diameter and may coalesce to cover large areas of the leaf blade Severely affected leaves may drop off 4. A. melongenae also infects the fruits causing large deep-seated spots 5. The infected fruits turn yellow and drop off prematurely Visual identification You may also read other related articles – […]

Introduction in cultivation practices of sorghum Cultivation practices of sorghum is very important Since olden times, millets have been popular in India as a staple food of people because of their drought tolerence and nutrient contents. One such popular millet is Sorghum – pearl millet..! It is said that “sorghum is one of the really indispensable crops” required for the survival of humankind Also read our other related articles – Groundnut – king of oilseeds Maize cultivation Cotton – white gold Pigeon pea cultivation Wheat crop cultivation in india and many more… Economic importance for cultivation practices of sorghum Sorghum […]

Maize is a famous crop all over the world and especially in India The cereal which has maximum yield productivity in the world is ——– Maize Thr vitamins of which maize is a rich source are —— vitamin A and E Yellow colour in maize is due to  ———Cryptoxanthin A person having maize as his staple food develops a disease called ——— Pellagra The crop for which the First all India coordinated research project in India was started in 1957 at Delhi ——- maize Also read our other related articles under crops – Agronomical and Horticultural Groundnut cultivation Bajra cultivation […]

Introduction There are a few important cash crops in the world who have been of great economic imoortance since olden times. One such cash crop is cotton Also read our other related articles on crops Groundnut – King of Oilseeds Wheat Crop Cultivation in India Pearl Millet (Bajra) Pigeonpea crop cultivation in India Economic importance Cotton is essentially produced for its fibre, which is universally used as a textile raw material It is an important commodity in the world economy which is grown in more than 100 countries It is cultivated primarily for lint Raw cotton is also used for […]

Wheat crop cultivation in india importance of wheat origin byproduct use harvesting irrgation yield storage fertilizer intercultion seedrate spacing time of sowing varieties

Groundnut is one of a very important crops in Agriculture since it is an important source of protien and oil.     Common name of groundnut It is commonly known as – Groundnut, Peanut, Monkey nut, Earth nut, Manila nut, moong fali etc Meaning of the term groundnut In Greek language ‘Arachis’ means legume and ‘hypogaea’ means below ground, referring to formation of pods in the soil. Special name of groundnut King of Vegetable Oilseeds in India. Botanical name and Family Arachis hypogaea and Leguminosae   Economic uses of groundnut Groundnut oil is the cooking media for preparing different food […]

Pigeonpea crop ciultivation in India is very important. Pigeonpea crop is commonly known as redgram, Arhar, tur etc in various parts of India

Classification of Weeds       There are around 2,50,000 plant species around the world..! Out of this huge number of plant species, around 30000 plant species are grouped as weeds. But only 250 species are considered as prominent weeds in agriculture.     Since, weeds compete with the crops for water, nutrition and space and have the potential to cause huge yield losses, it is important to know their classification. They are classified on various basis such as life span, ecological habitat, place of occurence, origin etc.     Classification  I. Life span (Ontogeny) They are classified as Annual […]

Botanical name of Bajra is Pennisetum sp. Origin of Pearl millet is Africa Importance Mineral rich cereal Protein rich (10.5 to 14.5) with higher level of essential amino acids They posses biological value similar to wheat & rice it is staple food for 100 million it is also a good forage crop it is also grown as pasture crop it is grown mainly in drier regions of the world Predominantly in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP and Haryana in descending order of area and production Botany It is warm weather annual plant Root system like sorghum Seminal, adventitious and prop roots […]