• Plant Disease Management

  planting the same crop in the same location year after year. Rotating crops disrupts disease cycles and reduces the buildup of pathogens in the soil. Diseas [...] is well-draining and nutrient-rich provides a solid foundation for plants to thrive. Healthy plants, in turn, are more resilient and better equipped to [...] disease management and improved crop health. They work by outcompeting pathogens for space and nutrients, parasitizing pathogens, and strengthening plant

• Bhendi/Ladies finger

  its growing period. It grows best in temperature range between 24 to 27 0 C and successfully grown in rainy season even in heavy rainfall areas. [...] Okra in United States and United Kingdom. It belongs to Malvaceae family. It is vegetable crop cultivated throughout the tropical, sub-tropical and also [...] also in warm temperate regions of the world for its younger tender fibrous fruits containing white round seeds. Fruits are also dried or frozen for use during

• Gerbera

  originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape Province and Transvaal region. Nowadays, the gerbera is still popular and extensively used as a [...] Gerbera hybrida and there are now many cultivars that differ greatly in size, shape and colour. The main colours are white, yellow, orange, red and pink, but [...] but one flower can have petals in varying colours. In addition, the gerbera is also used as a model organism with regards to botanical studies.

• Parasitic wasps

  specific pests. They are effective in reducing the population of harmful insects, making them valuable allies in horticulture and agriculture. Unlike chemical [...] chemicals decreases. This, in turn, creates a more balanced ecosystem in the crop, which can enhance overall crop health and resilience. A diverse ecosystem [...] host pest is typically killed in the process. Host feeding In addition to parasitization, some parasitic wasps also engage in host feeding. This behavior

• Pear

  species that originates in central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia. The pear tree belongs to the family of Rosaceae and sub family of Pomoideae [...] , together with the apple and quince. The genus Pyrus consists of around 22 species, which are grown in Asia, Europe and northern Africa. The European [...] perennial, deciduous tree and cultivated for its fruit. The tree grows small, white flowers (about 2.5 cm or 1 inch in diameter) and produces a pyriform, fleshy

• Tea

  Camellia and family Camelliaceae. Tea plant is an economically important plantation crop extensively cultivated in the hills of North-eastern and Southern [...] states. Tea is native of China. Tea bush is sub-tropical and tropical plant grows well in hot and humid climate. The ideal temperature for growth is 20-30 [...] sinensis (China jats) and their natural hybrid, C. assamica subspecies lasiocalyx (Indo China or cambod type). Tea is a dried leaf of a bush and contains theine

• Maize

  maize was domesticated by the indigenous communities in Mexico and it still plays a main role in the preparation of Mexican food dishes. The leafy stalk [...] is a large grain plant that divided in six main types: flint corn, dent corn, popcorn, pod corn, sweet corn and flour corn. Already about 10,000 years [...] often serve as starch in cooking practices. Nowadays, maize is extensively cultivated all over the world. When it comes to numbers and volumes; there is more

• Peanut

  soap making, olein, stearin and their salts. Kernels are also eaten raw, roasted or sweetened. Groundnuts are similar in taste and nutritional values to tree [...] almonds and walnuts. Groundnut is legume crop with root nodules fixes atmospheric nitrogen and improves the soil fertility. It is widely grown in the tropics [...] depending on the varieties and agronomic conditions. Groundnut oil is edible oil used as refined oil for cooking. Oil is also used in cosmetic industries,

• Cut flowers

  more than a hundred species and thousands of different cultivars. Hydrangea, or Hydrangea , has its origins in Asia and North and South America. Some species [...] others into small compact shrubs. In recent decades, the Hydrangea has been grown as a cut flower in all sorts of colors and sizes. Hippeastrum is the Latin [...] plants. Most lilies originate from temperate areas in the northern hemisphere, but they also occur in the northern subtropics.

• Rice

  a serial grain and the most popular staple food for a large part of the world population, especially in Asia. Rice is a monocotyledon and is usually cultivated [...] plant (caryopsis) are usually between 5-12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) thick. [...] cultivated as an annual plant. In tropical climates however, it can be grown as a perennial and can produce a ratoon crop for as long as 30 years. The edible