Rice is one of the world’s major food crops. Rice is the staple food of more than half of the world’s population, so we must know about rice diseases and their control measures. Here we will know in detail about the diseases of rice, their symptoms, management and prevention measures. Brown spot of rice Brown […]
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Wheat is one of the major food crop. Therefore, in order to get a high yield of wheat, it becomes necessary that we should know what are the diseases that occur in wheat crop, what are their symptoms and how they can be prevented. Most of the wheat diseases are caused by fungi, which sometimes
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What is essential nutrients for plants growth Essential nutrients for plants are those elements without which the plant can not grow and can not complete its life cycle. There are 16 essential nutrients are required for plants growth and development. When the seed comes in the form of a small plant after germination, the food
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Generally, 90-95% parts of all plants are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and the remaining 5-10% is made up of other essential plant nutrients. The following are the essential nutrients for plants. Major Nutrients 1) Carbon2) Hydrogen3) Oxygen 4) Nitrogen5) Phosphorus6) Potassium Secondary Nutrients 7) Calcium8) Magnesium9) Sulfur Micronutrients 10) Iron11) Manganese12) Zink13)
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What is soil erosion ? All the soils suitable and non-suitable for cultivation are destroyed by natural and artificial methods. 1)The accumulation of the “top surface of the soil” by natural factors, mainly water and wind, by flowing or flying from one place to another is called soil erosion. 2)The physical movement of soil particles
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What is soil temperature? Soil temperature is an important factor in plant growth and control of chemical and biological activities of soil. The decomposition of organic matter, mineralization of organic N, seed germination and plant growth increase with the increase in temperature but slow down at extreme temperatures. Almost all biological processes operate normally in
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The government provides subsidy on various agricultural machinery to the farmers. In this sequence, now the government has decided to subsidize agricultural drones up to 100% to promote modern machines in the agriculture sector. The government says that the subsidized procurement will increase the access of common man to drones and encourage domestic drone production.
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What is tillage or soil tillage? 1) “Tillage or soil tillage is the method of preparing the land for growing crops, by which all favorable conditions are created for the growth of plants in the soil”. 2) All the agricultural activities done to prepare the land for sowing seeds and to keep the soil weed-free
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There are many types of diseases that occur in potato crops. Sometimes the attack of some potato diseases is very severe, if they are not managed on time, they cause great damage to the crop. Here we will know about some of the major potato diseases in detail as follows: Potato blight Potato blight is
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What is crop rotation ? 1)The sowing of crops on any part or area of the soil, in a given time, in such a sequence that the fertility of the soil does not decrease, is called crop rotation. 2)Growing of crops on a piece of land for a fixed period of time in a pre
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