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26 Apr

Posted at 08:06h in Cropping systems
K. Ramachandrudu, K. Manorama and R. P. Premalatha 16 views

सजावटी पत्तेदार पौधे वयस्क तेल ताड़ के बागानों के लिए आदर्श अंत: फसलें Ornamental plants grown for foliage or leaves are called cut foliage plants or greens. Background and shape of the flower arrangements are mainly decided by foliage. Most of the foliage plants are perennial in nature, common ornamental garden/ indoor plants, shade loving and shade tolerant and they can up well under dense shady environments.   Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the fasting growing plantation cum oil seed crop which is grown to extent of 4.00lakh ha in the country. It is a perennial crop with a productive life of 30 years and yields about 5 tonnes palm oil per hectare. Grown up oil palm utilizes only 40% area for its growth and production and rest of the area (60%) remains vacant which offers the scope for efficient use of natural resources like space, sun light and aerial environment through inter cropping. However, the major constraint in grown up oil palm plantation is incidence of poor sun light which hardly ranges from18-25% which offers the scope for shade loving crops to some extent. Studies at ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, Andhra Pradesh revealed that foliage plants like fish tail fern, asparagus, fox tail fern, ti plant, philodendron, dracaena, dumb...

23 Feb

Posted at 06:53h in Crop Cultivation
Raman Selvakumar1, Praveen Kumar Singh1, Gangadhara K2, Manjunathagowda D.C3, Jugendra Kumar1 12 views

वेजिटेबल माइक्रोग्रीन्स: भविष्य के लिए एक सुपरफूड The main lifestyle-related issues, such as diseases and nutritional deficiencies, have resulted from the increased quality of living in terms of social, economic, and cultural norms. In the future, a major issue will be the lack of fresh, pesticide-free vegetables. Long food chains that start in far-flung rural regions restrict the availability of products with a limited shelf life and inadequate transportation capacity for urban people. As a consequence, many urban residents live in so-called "food deserts," where they lack easy access to fresh agricultural goods such as fruits and vegetables, as well as a full package of necessary nutrients, and must rely on processed and packaged meals instead. Globally, there is a huge need for functional food due to increased health awareness and lifestyle changes. Microgreens are referred to as 'practical nourishments,' which are foods that have specific health-promoting and infection-prevention characteristics in addition to their usual health advantages. In the human diet, they are also referred as as a good source of minerals. Microgreens are a new food category that can help with almost any medical problem linked to a lack of nutrition. Microgreens' culinary worth has risen dramatically in recent decades as a result of its high nutritional content, flexibility, taste profile, and...