कमल Tag

03 Jan

Posted at 08:35h in Crop Cultivation

कमल की खेती: कमाई का संभावित क्षेत्र The lotus plant is an aquatic perennial, native to Southern Asia and Australia. It is most commonly cultivated in water gardens. The pink lotus is the national flower of India. The lotus (Nelumbonucifera) is known by a number of common names, including sacred lotus, Indian lotus, East Indian lotus, Oriental Lotus, Lily of Nile, Bean of India and Sacred water lily. It symbolizes purity, beauty, majesty, grace, fertility, wealth, richness, knowledge and serenity. The American Lotus (Nelumbolutea) is native to a region stretching from south-eastern part of North America to the northern part of South America. It is smaller than the sacred lotus; bears scented,...

06 Dec

Posted at 06:56h in Animal husbandry

मखाना - विशाल क्षमता वाली एक फसल Gorgon Nut or Makhana (Euryale ferox salib) (कमल के बीज) is considered as a potential aquatic cash crop in India especially in Bihar. Commercially, it is grown in Mithilanchal districts of Bihar (Madhubani and Darbhanga). It is adapted to the tropical climate of India and found in natural, wild forms in various parts of north-east India (Assam, Meghalaya, and Odisha) and scattered pockets of central and northern India (e.g. Gorakhpur and Alwar). However, it occurs in wild form in Japan, Korea, Bangladesh, China and Russia (Shanker et al. 2010). Makhana belongs to Nymphaeaceae family which has floating leaf and emergent macrophyte. The leaves are orbicular, floating and glabrous,...