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Protray

PROTRAYS These are heat and ultraviolet (UV) resistant protective structure for growing or raising seedlings.

Bottom Heat

BOTTOM HEAT Misting may sometimes lower the temperature of the rooting medium below the surface level for propagation, espec…

Net House

NET HOUSE It is used for raising of seedlings, cuttings and other propagation works.

COLD FRAME

COLD FRAME A cold frame is an enclosed ground bed, some time sunken bed, with a removable sash. Heat is provided through t…

Hot Beds

HOT BED Hot beds are used in western countries for raising plants in the early seasons. It mostly provides a hot rooting env…

Greenhouse

GREENHOUSE A controlled atmospheric house mostly made up of glass, resembling just like the Earth ’s atmosphere is known as …

Plant Propagation Structures

PLANT PROPAGATING STRUCTURES For successful propagation of plants, quite a few plant propagation structures are often used, …

Plant Propagation by Cutting

TYPES OF CUTTING Cuttings Cuttings are the planting materials in the form of small cuttage from different parts (stem, lea…

Types of Plant Propagation

TYPES OF PLANT PROPAGATION Introduction:   Propagation may be defined as multiplication of plant by sexual and asexual me…

MAINTAINING HEALTHY ORCHARD

MAINTAINING HEALTHY ORCHARD Growing of crop doesn’t imply that we can harvest the optimum quantity or better quality of cro…

High Pressure Processing

High Pressure Processing High Pressure Processing is a non-thermal, environmentally friendly process that allows the …

GRAFTING and Its ADVANTAGES

GRAFTING and Its ADVANTAGES Grafting  or graftage is a horticultural technique where tissues of plants are joined so as to c…

Reproductive parts of Custard Apple

Reproductive parts of Custard Apple Custard apple ( Annona squamosa ) the popular arid zone fruit, otherwise known as “the…

Kulian Lime: a Potential Cultivar of Odisha

Kulian Lime: a Potential Cultivar of Odisha Citrus ( Citrus sp.) is the World’s leading tree-fruit crop. It is the third mos…

Father of American Horticulture: Liberty Hyde Bailey

Father of American Horticulture: Liberty Hyde Bailey Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) is perhaps best known for his encyclop…

How Rain Fall Affects the Crop Production?

How Rain Fall Affects the Crop Production? Before selecting the crop for our field we have to consider the effect of clima…

Forking in Radish

Forking in Radish Any kind of abnormality in economically important part of crops that contribute to yield and quality o…

Mango Stem Borer and it’s Management

Mango Stem Borer and it’s Management                     Mango Stem Borer ( Batocera rufomaculata ), a species of beet…

Challenges and Opportunities in Horticulture

Challenges and Opportunities in Horticulture Horticulture is a boon of nature which is refined by human skill as a science …

Gongura and it's health benifits

Mesta and its Medicinal Uses Hibiscus sabdariffa L. is an annual herbaceous plant that has many industrial, pharmaceutical …

Pulsed Light Treatments for Food Preservation

Pulsed Light Treatments for Food Preservation With the increase in consumer awareness, demand for minimally processed foods…

Importance of mulching in Agriculture

Importance of mulching in Agriculture Mulch is a substance which mainly used for covering the soil in crop field, garden or…

UNFRUITFULNESS IN FRUIT PLANTS AND IT'S CONTROL

UNFRUITFULNESS IN FRUIT PLANTS AND IT'S CONTROL                 In general when a fruit plant doesn’t bear fruit though…

Flower Induction

Flower Induction Flower induction is the physiological process of the plant by which the plant has competency to produce fl…

Causes of unfruitfulness in fruits

Causes of unfruitfulness in fruits All the fruit plant in an orchard will not bear equally at a regular interval and someti…

Juvenality in fruit plants

JUVENALITY IN FRUIT PLANTS In the development of all woody plants from seed there is a juvenile phase lasting up to 3 to 4 …

Problems of organic farming

PROBLEMS OF ORGANIC FARMING Organic farming is a holistic production system where the farm itself is considered as a livin…

PLANTING OF SEEDLINGS IN FRUIT PLANTS

PLANTING OF SEEDLINGS                      Before going for transplanting of the seedlings the following operations shou…

Identification of Tropical Fruit Plants

IDENTIFICATION OF TROPICAL FRUIT PLANTS A tropical climate in the koppen climate classification is a non-arid climate in…

SCOPE OF CULTIVATION OF FRUIT PLANTS

SCOPE OF  CULTIVATION OF  FRUIT PLANTS As far as scope is concerned, the production of fruits and vegetables increased to a …

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