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03 Oct

Posted at 05:35h in Miscellaneous
Yogender Singh 22 views

ताजे फल और सब्जियों की परिपक्वता और गुणवत्ता पहलुओं की वि‍वेचना Fruits and vegetables, being a rich source of essential nutrients, are generally important in our diet for their high content of fibers, vitamins and minerals. However, they contain a very high percentage of their fresh weight as water and consequently exhibit relatively high metabolic activity which continues post harvest and makes most fruits highly perishable commodities. It is this perishability and inherent short shelf life that presents greatest problem for the successful transportation and marketing of fresh fruits. The principles dictating at which stage of maturity a fruit or vegetable should be harvested are crucial to its subsequent storage and marketable life and quality. It is that stage of development, which ensures proper ripening. Maturity of fruit and vegetable can be defined as two type namely physiological maturity (The stage of development when a plant part will continue development even if detached; mature fruits) and horticultural maturity (The stage of development when a plant part possesses the necessary characteristics for use by consumers). The stages of maturity for a fruit consists of immature, color turn, ripe, overripe and senescence and for vegetables are immature, mature and over-mature. Maturation is indicative of the fruit being ready for harvest. At this point, the edible...

18 Aug

Posted at 06:27h in Miscellaneous
RK Gothwal 12 views

फल और सब्जियां: मानव रोगों के खिलाफ जैविक हथियार A man’s health is a very important aspect of his life. To say that “health is wealth” is not only to utter an old saying, but it means for most human beings, that staying fit and healthy is parallel to being wealthy. The person’s everyday life is influenced mainly by the state of his mind and body, especially by the presence and absence of certain diseases. People go through various efforts to stay fit, maintain good health, and ensure their longevity. These include engaging in fitness training, eating balanced and healthy diet, maintaining ideal weight, and stress management. Poor health is caused by different factors, such as poor eating habits, lack of exercise, stress, smoking and excessive alcohol intake. Poor diet mean excessive or deficient nutrient intake, which affects the body’s normal functions. These nutrients are necessary for body growth, metabolism, and other functions. There are about six nutrients, which are needed by the human body. These are: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, and water. Fruits and vegetables play a vital role in human health by providing carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fat, enzymes, fiber, water and certain specific compounds which are essential for normal body function. Fruits and vegetables can also be called as organic weapon to fight with many serious...

11 Mar

Posted at 06:43h in Crop disease
V. Karuppaiah 26 views

शुष्क फलों के प्रचलित कीट-पतंग और उनके प्रबंधन के विकल्प Remarkable increase in fruit crops cultivation under hot arid region of western India lead to drastic changes in the pest population dynamics. The fruits such as ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) and bael (Aegle marmelos) are an important fruit crops grown in this area. The productivity is concern, it is low because of harsh environment (high temperature, low precipitation, high PET, high wind velocity), poor soil fertility and salinity. Beside these, the biotic pressure like pest and diseases also play a critical role, which cause significant loss and adds cost of production. Hence, in this article we discussed the present status of insect pests of these fruit trees and their management options and this information would be highly useful to the farmers of this region for successful management of different insect pests. A. Insect pests of Ber 1. Ber butter fly(Tarucus theophrastus Fab.) Symptoms of damage:Larvae feed on sprouting tender shoots, leaves and flower buds. Infested leaves gives whitish look due to chlorophyll feeding finally the leaves remain with long streaks. It damages the leaves upto 25 to 40   per cent. Period of activity: June to September Recommendations: Spray of quinalphos (0.05%) during the sprouting and onset of flowering and repeat the spray at...