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Farm Soil Determines Environmental Fate of Phosphorous Just 20 years ago, the soils of the Amazon basin were thought unsuitable for large-scale agriculture, but then industrial agriculture —…
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Using Their Genes Against Them: Fighting Insect Pests with Genetic Targeting When you look out on a golden-yellow field of oilseed rape you might not think you’re seeing…
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Benefits and Variety of Strawberry in Pakistan! Strawberry is well-known as the most appetizing and very nutritive fruit. According to agricultural experts, it has enormous dietetic value and one…
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Strawberry cultivation Pakistan is producing a limited quantity of strawberries which are either eaten or used in preparing ice-cream, jam, jelly, pickle, cake or milk shake. The fruit…
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Maize: cereal with a variety of uses MAIZE ranks third most grown crop in the world with an area of more than 118 million hectares with an annual…
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ORGANIC GARDENING 1. Introduction : Grapes (Vitis vinifera) belonging to the Vitaceae family, originated in Western Asia and Europe. It was introduced to India by the Persian invaders…
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Rowing Kakri (Armenian Cucumber) It is a no-demanding type of plant, very disease resistant and pest resistant.. needs least fertilizer for growth and good yield.. Its is generally…
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Eggplant Profile Overview Eggplant is a widely grown specialty vegetable in the United States. According to the 2007 Census of Agriculture (2009), eggplant was harvested on over 2,900…
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Production technology of cauliflower CAULIFLOWER originated from Europe, spread to other countries and at present is cultivated in many parts of the world.. In Pakistan, it was grown…
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Production Technology (CPT) of GRAPES in Pakistan INTRODUCTION The European grape (Vitis vinifera) is the most important species of the family Vitaceae. Two other commercial species are V.labrusca and V.rotundifolia. Biological…
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A-Z of fruit & veg A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Apple Granny Smith, Royal Gala, Golden Delicious and Pink Lady are just a few of the thousands of different kinds of apple…
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Beet Production Douglas C. Sanders Extension Horticultural Specialist Department of Horticultural Science College of Agriculture & Life Sciences North Carolina State University Beets have been cultivated for centuries.…
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Growing Beets in the Home Garden Climatic Requirements Beets prefer a cooler climate although they are tolerant of heat. Temperatures of 60 to 65 F and bright sunny…
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Profitability of vegetable cultivation Considerable diversification has occurred in the economy of Pakistan. Industrial, transport and communication, and energy sectors have expanded. Yet, agriculture remains the largest…
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Kitchen Dictionary: banana A banana tree is not really a fruit tree, but an herb, with a “tree trunk” that is a stem of tightly wrapped leaves. The…
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GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION IN PAKISTAN INTRODUCTION Groundnut is an important cash crop in barani areas of upper Punjab and parts of NWFP. In Sindh, it is grown under irrigated…
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U.S. Relations With Pakistan U.S.-PAKISTAN RELATIONS The United States has had diplomatic relations with Pakistan since the latter’s 1947 independence from the United Kingdom. The two countries’ common…
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Almond Tree Information Almond trees (Prunus dulcis) are members of the rose (Rosaceae) family, along with plums, peaches and apples. The almond tree is very closely related to…
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Groundnut: a potential crop GROUNDNUT or peanut is one of the important ‘kharif’ oilseed crops. It has an oil content of 50 per cent as compared to 40…
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