Watermelon A member of the Cucumber family, native to tropical Africa, the watermelon needs a long, dry growing season. Soil, for good watermelons, should be light, fertile, deep,…
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Growing Watermelon in the Home Garden
Growing Watermelon in the Home Garden History Africa is considered to be the native home of the watermelon. It was found growing wild by Livingstone in 1854. On…
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Cattle Breeds in Pakistan
Cattle Breeds in Pakistan Cattle belong to the family Bovidae. European cattle are non-humped and belong to the species Bos taurus, while the cattle found in Pakistan are humped and belong…
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Corn Rootworms
Corn Rootworms Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte Northern Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence Southern Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber Appearance and Life History Male (left) and Female (right) western…
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Western Corn Rootworm
Western Corn Rootworm Quick Facts… Western corn rootworm larvae feed on root hairs and small roots; larger rootworms feed on primary roots. Crop rotation is the most consistent…
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Corn: More Active Genes in Roots Mean Higher Yields
Corn: More Active Genes in Roots Mean Higher Yields Hybrid plants provide much higher yield than their homozygous parents. Plant breeders have known this for more than 100…
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Rice Cultivates Green Batteries from Plant
Rice Cultivates Green Batteries from Plant Purpurin, left, extracted from madder root, center, is chemically lithiated, right, for use as an organic cathode in batteries. The material was…
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Quantifying Corn Rootworm Damage
Quantifying Corn Rootworm Damage Every year farmers spend a lot of money trying to control corn rootworm larvae, which are a significant threat to maize production in the…
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Fertile Soil Doesn’t Fall from the Sky
Fertile Soil Doesn’t Fall from the Sky Remains of dead bacteria have far greater meaning for soils than previously assumed. The electron micrograph shows bacteria (Hyphomicrobium sp.; Yellow)…
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Rice Uses Light to Remotely Trigger Biochemical Reactions
Rice Uses Light to Remotely Trigger Biochemical Reactions Chemical processes can be activated by light without the need for bulk heating of a material through a process developed…
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Farm Soil Determines Environmental Fate of Phosphorous
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
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!
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: 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
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
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
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
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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