VEGETABLE FARMING (spinach)
VEGETABLE FARMING (spinach): SHORT DESCRIPTION. Spinach is also known as ‘Palak’. It is one of the leafy vegetables which can easily be grow in our home garden. Spinach leaves are…
INDIAN RURAL SOCIETY
INDIAN RURAL SOCIETY Rural society means society that lives in village, and is dependent on natural environment. These societies have a low density of population, intimate group relationship and are…
Land degradation and maintenance
It is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a combination of human induced processes acting upon the land. Degraded Land in India: ▪…
Organic Manures
Soil is the important source of plant nutrients. When the crop requirement is higher than the soil supplying power, nutrients are applied as manures/fertilizers. Manures are plant and animals waste…
Soil Biota and Decomposition of Organic Residue
Soil Biota It consists of the microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, archaea and algae), soil animals (protozoa, nematodes, mites, spiders, insects and earthworms) and plants, living all or part of their lives…
Water Use Efficiency (WUE)
It is the ability of crop plants to utilize water, it is the reverse of transpiration ratio. It is the ratio of water used effectively to irrigate the crops and…
Water resources and quality of irrigation water
Introduction: Agricultural, industrial, home, recreational, and environmental activities all use water. Almost all of these human needs necessitate the availability of fresh water resources. Salt water makes about 97 percent…
Allied Agriculture Management
Agriculture plays a vital role in India’s economy. Over 58 per cent of the rural households depend on agriculture as their principal means of livelihood. Agriculture, along with fisheries and…
DRONE TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE
Drones in agriculture are here to stay. The development of new technologies has brought relief to farmers. Over the last few years, the use of drones has increased, and they…
Agricultural Biotechnology
Biotechnology is an emerging field of research as it has the potential to solve many biological problems which have not been solved until now with the conventional techniques. Biotechnology extends…