Why and How to grow your own Food?
Grow your own food like fruit and veg is not only addictive but will also completely change your attitude to what you eat. Once you have tried freshly lifted new potatoes or tomatoes picked straight …
Crops
Citronella- cultivation, benefits and project report
Citronella is a tall, perennial barbed wire grass that is widely popular for its aroma and insect repellant property. The Citronella oil is mainly used in Soaps, Incent sticks, and Mosquito repellants. They resemble the smell …
Cowpea : Planting season, Harvesting and Yield
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata ) is native to Africa and Asia and is now cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics. It is used as a pulse, vegetable fodder, and green manure in Goat Farming Business. It …
Lucerne : Planting season, Harvesting and Yield
Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a valuable leguminous forage and hay crop which is generally grown in areas where water supply is inadequate for berseem. Its deeper root system makes it very well adaptable to dry …
Berseem : Planting season, Harvesting and Yield
Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum ) is the prominent legume fodder crop of rabi in the entire North West, Zone, Hill Zone and part of Central and Eastern Zone of the country. Berseem makes the most digestible …
Maize : Planting season, Harvesting and Yield
Maize in India ranks fifth in total area and third in total production and productivity. The level of production has to be raised because of substantial demand as food, feed, and poultry feed. Maize can …
Pearl millet : Planting season, Harvesting and Yield
The crop is cultivated for grain as well as fodder in the semi-arid tropical regions of Africa and Asia including India. In India, the annual planting area is around 10 million ha producing nearly 7.5 …
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) : Planting season, Harvesting and Yield
Sorghum as green foliage is very popular in most parts of north India and nearly 2.5 million ha area is planted during kharif. In summer, under irrigated conditions, multi-cut sorghum is very popular. Forage sorghum …
Oat (Avena sativa) : Planting season, Harvesting and Yield
Oat is one of the most important cereal fodder crops of rabi season in North, Central and West Zone of the country. It provides soft and palatable fodder rich in crude protein (10-12%). The chemical …
Cabbages: Planting season, Harvesting and Pests
Cabbages are of different types and they are classified based on the season of harvesting: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Spring and Summer cabbages, which are either round or pointed, are smaller and are usually …
