Crop Cultivation

Growing Sweet Corn to earn more profit स्वीट कॉर्न एक विशेष प्रकार की मक्का है जो कि अधिक मीठी होती हैं। इसलिए इसे स्वीट कॉर्न (मीठी मक्का) कहते हैं। इस मक्का को दूधिया अवस्था में ही तोड़कर काम लिया जाता हैं। स्वीट कॉर्न की खेती वर्ष भर की जा सकती हैं। ये फसल कम समय में तैयार हो जाती हैं। अत: इससे कम समय में अधिक लाभ कमाया जा सकता हैं। स्वीट कॉर्न की अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय बाजार में अधिक माँग होने के कारण डिब्बाबन्दी करके निर्यात भी किया जा सकता हैं। शहर के आसपास के क्षेत्रों में स्वीट कॉर्न की खेती अधिक लाभकारी हैं।  स्वीट कॉर्र्न उगाने की विधि खेत का चुनाव व तैयारी: रेतीली...

गुुगल उगानें की विस्‍तृत जानकारी  Guggal or Indian bdellium, is a large spinescent shrub to a small tree, inhabiting drier parts of western India. Guggal cultivation is done mainly in  Rajasthan and Gujarat. Its gum-resin is used in Ayurvedic medicines as a remedy to reduce cholesterol content in blood. It has also utility in treatment of arthritis and obesity.  A large plantation of guggal exist in Ajmer district of Rajasthan. Description of Guggal Plant The plant is a woody shrub with knotty, crooked, sping brown bracties, leaves 1-3 foliate leaf lets, sessile with serrated margin. Flowers are pinkish unisexual. Fruit is drops red, ovate with two celled stone. The ash coloured bark comes...

पोषक तत्वों की गुणवत्ता बनाए रखने के लिए गेहूं कटाई की उपयुक्‍त अवस्‍था  The nutritional value of wheat is extremely important as it is the second most important staple food crop of India. The importance of wheat is mainly due to the fact that its grain can be ground into flour, semolina, etc., which form the basic ingredients of bread and other bakery products, as well as pastas, and thus it presents the main source of nutrients to the most of the world population. These end products of wheat are mainly dependent up on the nutritional quality of the wheat grains. The wheat grain (Fig. 1) contains 2-3% germ, 13-17% bran and 80-85%...

चौलाई का उत्पादन प्रौद्योगिकी   Amaranthus (चौलाई) is a primarily used as a pot herb. It is a most common leafy vegetable grown during summer and rainy season in India. The fresh tender leaves and stem give delicious preparation on cooking. It belongs to the family Amarantaceae. Most of the amaranthus species are originated in India or Indo-China region. Among the leafy types A.tricolour L. is the main cultivated species in India.  Other cultivated species of amaranthus are A. blitum and A. tristis it is more popular in south India. Climate and Soil for amaranthus cultivation Amaranthus is a warm season crop adapted to the conditions of hot, humid tropics. However, it can also...

सूरजमुखी: सूखा प्रवण क्षेत्रों के लिए पसंद की वाणिज्यिक फसल   Sunflower is one of the important crops in India's oil seed production that has contributed to rapid growth in oilseed production during late eighties and early 1990s. Sunflower is the oil of preference among the consumers' world over due to its health appeal. Sunflower is also a crop of choice for farmers due to its wider adaptability, high yield potential, shorter duration and profitability. Sunflower also scores favourably against the traditional cultivated crops like rabi Jowar, Bajra, Castor and Pulses during the late Kharif/early rabi season due to following advantages. Short duration (80-115 days) Suitability to grow in rainfed conditions. The areas of...

सिंघाड़ा के उत्पादन प्रौद्योगिकी Water chestnut (Trapa natans) is one of the most important minor fruit crops grown in India. It is an aquatic nut crop grown mainly in the tropical and sub-tropical region, as submersed plant community. It also thrives in the soft nutrient rich waters in lakes, ponds and streams with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH. The plant is well adapted to life at the water’s edge and prospers even when stranded along muddy shores. In India, it is most commonly used as edible nut. The kernel of water chestnut contains a large amount of protein (up to 20%), starch (52%), tannins (9.4%), fat (up to 1%), sugar (3%),...

High density or Intensive farming of Fruit trees भारतवर्ष में जनसंख्या वृध्दि के साथ साथ फल उत्पादन भी बढ़ रहा है, लेकिन फल उत्पादन में द्वितीय स्थान होने के बावजूद भी प्रति व्यक्ति फलों की उपलब्धता केवल 80 ग्राम प्रतिदिन है। प्रति व्यक्ति फलों की उपलब्धता को बढ़ाने के लिए क्षेत्रफल का बढ़ाना बहुत ही मुश्किल काम है लेकिन फल उत्पादन को हम निम्न तरीके से बढ़ा सकते हैं जैसे अधिक उपज वाली किस्में लगाकर, समय के साथ कटाई, छंटाई व अन्य, फल वृक्षों की रोग तथा किटाणुओं के प्रति प्रबन्धन तथा सघन खेती से भी हम फल उत्पादन बढ़ा सकते हैं। सघन खेती से हमारा अभिप्राय किसी क्षेत्र में फल वृक्षों की संख्या...

भारत के पूर्वोत्तर पर्वतीय क्षेत्र में बेबी कॉर्न की खेती। Maize had been cultivated for grain and fodder purpose. It is used both as food for human and feed for livestock especially in poultry industries. It is the third most important cereal crop next to rice and wheat in India and also a predominant cereal in global agricultural economy. It has got immense yield potential and is therefore called as “miracle crop” and also “queen of cereals”. Maize being a C4 plant is an efficient convertor of nutrients into food. In the recent years, baby corn maize has gained popularity as valued vegetable throughout the world including in India. Cobs removed within...

कश्मीर घाटी में चावल गहनता (एसआरआई) प्रणाली के कार्यान्वयन की गुंजाइश व उपयोगिता “The system of rice intensification (SRI)" is a method of rice cultivation that involves efficient utilization of natural resources in conjunction with judicious use of external inputs to produce optimum rice yield.  Although SRI is best explained operationally in terms of making certain changes in conventional rice-growing practices, it is not best defined in terms of practices. SRI is a strategy of irrigated rice production, adapted to local conditions, that alters plant, soil, water and nutrient management practices with the purpose of (a) inducing larger and better-functioning root systems, and (b) more abundant, diverse and active communities of soil...

भारत मे गेंहू उगाने की उन्‍नत प्रौद्योगिकी   Its scientific name is triticum aestivum and first originated at Middle East. Wheat grains are used to make flour, which is transformed into dough and then breads. Wheat is a staple food in India. It contains manganese, phosphorus, magnesium and selenium in very large quantities. Wheat also rich in zinc, copper, iron and potassium. Calcium is present but in small amounts. They contain vitamin b. Vitamin E and vitamin K are also present but in small amounts. Wheat has a calorific value of 339.0 per 100 gm. Being a grain, it is very appropriate in calories and hence, filling as a food. Wheat cultivation is...