Vigna radiata, Leguminaceae Mungbean is one of the most important pulse crops which is grown in almost all parts of the country. It is primarily a crop of rainy season. However, with the development of early maturing varieties, it has proved to be an ideal crop for spring and summer seasons too. Mungbean is an […]
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French bean is one of the most important leguminous vegetable crops of North eastern region. It is cultivated for the tender vegetable, shelled green beans and dry beans (rajmah). It is very rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. French bean is a short duration crop and farmers get more profit in a short period. In
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Raphanus sativus, Brassicaceae Radish is one of the important herbaceous annual or biennial plants in the family Brassicaceae, grown for its edible taproot. It is rich in carbohydrates, dietary fibers, fat, protein, thiamine, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, vitamin C, Mg, Ca, P, Zn & K. The commonly eaten portion of radish is the napiform taproot. Radish
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Vigna ungiculata, Leguminaceae It is originated from Africa. Cowpea is one of the most important leguminous crops of Asia, Africa, Southern Europe and South America. It is mostly grown as a Kharif season crop. We use cowpea in the form of food as well as fodder (Chara). Uttar Pradesh is the leading state in production
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Glysine max, Leguminaceae Soybean is originated from China. It is also known as Wonder crop or Yellow jewel. It is basically a pulse crop but in India mostly grown as oil seed crop. It is the major oilseeds crop in the world and accounts for 50% of the area as well as production. It contains
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Cucumis sativus, Cucurbitaceae Origin : India Cucumber is one of the widely cultivated climbing plants which bears cylindrical fruits used for culinary purpose. It contains 95% of water, 1% protein, 4% carbohydrate and negligible fat. It has low content of micro nutrients and is rich in Vit k and Molybdenum which has many benefits. It
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Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanaceae The origin of tomato is Peru(South America)Tomato is rich in minerals (Iron and phosphorous), essential amino acids, vitamins(A and C) and dietary fibres.It contains lycopene and beta carotene pigments.Fruit of tomato is Berry and the red colour of tomato is mainly due to Lycopene pigment. The major tomato producing states are Maharashtra,
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Luffa angiculata, Cucurbitaceae Origin : IndiaRidge gourd is a very important Indian vegetable crop and can be cultivated in large extent in South and Eastern states. It can be grown throughout the year.It is rich in vitamin A, potassium, phosphorus and calcium macro nutrients. In ridge gourd, we can get 13-14% seed recovery. Varieties and
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Caused by : Scirtothrips dorsalis Symptoms of Damage Infected parts turns to brown colour followed by black colour Scarring of leaves – Thrips starts to scrape the leaf surface Discolouration of flowers and fruits – Flowers and the fruits start to turn to yellowish or pale colour Upward curling of leaves Control MeasuresSeed treatment with
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Caused by : Rhizactonia solani, Pythium spp. Damage symptomsMainly young seedlings get affected. Base part of the seedlings become waterlogged near the soil line.If we pull those plants their growth will be stunted. Wilting of leaves and finally leads to death of the plant ManagementSeed treatment with Thiram @ 1.5-2g/kg of seeds or Agrosan @2g/kg
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