29 Aug Cultivation technology of Castor (Ricinus communis L.)
अरंड की खेती कैसे करें Castor (Ricinus communis L.) is generally grown for seeds. Castor seed oil is being used widely for various purposes. It is used as a lubricant in high-speed engines and aeroplanes, in the manufacture of soaps, transparent paper, printing-inks, varnishes, linoleum and plasticizers. It is also used for medicinal and lighting purposes. The cake is used as a manure and plant stalks as fuel or as thatching material or for preparing paper-pulp. In the silk-producing areas, leaves are fed to the silkworms. How to grow Castor Land prepration for castor cultivation: The land is repeatedly ploughed in summer, as and when the rains are received, and with the onset of...