03 Jan Lotus Cultivation: A Potential Field of Earning
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, pale yellow flowers. Uses of Lotus:- Lotus flowers, seeds, young leaves and rhizomes are all edible. In Asia, the petals are sometimes used for decoration, while the large leaves are used as a wrap for food. Various parts of the sacred lotus are also used in traditional Asian herbal medicine. The tender seeds are munched happily in north-east India. The lotus stem is eaten almost in all parts of India, and pickled too. Young lotus stems are used as a salad ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine. The distinctive dried seed heads, which resemble the spout of watering cans, are widely sold throughout the World for decorative purposes and for...