A variety of seeds are commonly stored for consumption or processing in the future. The primary concern in such storage is to protect the seed from damage by fire, water, insects, and rodents. However, seeds must also be preserved for sowing at a later date or for genetic experiments. When stored for such purposes, the […]
Hybrid seed is the seed produced by hybridization i.e. by crossing between two or more homozygous inbred lines to obtain a desirable type having high yield potential. Only the F1 generation of hybrids is recommended for use as seed for commercial production. Hybrid maize seed production involves deliberately crossing a female parent population with a […]
Seed can be defined as a fertilized mature ovule that is enclosed in a protective testa (outer covering) possessing endosperm as food material and is an embryonic plant. Quality seed is viable and has the capacity to germinate. The role of seed in the agriculture sector is of prime importance in developing and agricultural countries […]
People’s ways of working, producing, consuming, trading, and living have all changed dramatically as a result of the COVID-19 issue. There has been a broad shift to working from home as well as a growing reliance on e-commerce for groceries and other daily necessities, both of which have impacted traditional retail. Agriculture is the main […]
Seed treatments are the biological, physical, and chemical agents and techniques applied to seed to provide protection and improve the establishment of healthy crops. It also refers to the application of fungicide, insecticide, or a combination of both, to seeds so as to disinfect and disinfect them from seed-borne or soil-borne pathogenic organisms and storage […]
Dormancy is a period in an organism’s life cycle when growth, development, and physical activity are temporarily stopped. Dormancy is a period of reduced metabolic activity and therefore helps an organism to conserve energy. Dormancy can be observed in plants as well as in animals. In animals, mechanisms of dormancy occur through hibernation, aestivation, diapause, […]
Indigenous practices are the practices that emerge from the cultural contact of the people concerned, evolve in close contact with specific environmental conditions, and are based on traditional societies’ intimate knowledge of their environment. Through trial and error methods, a number of traditional practices have been evolving to avoid a huge loss that is occurring […]
हिमालयको काखमा अवस्थित नेपाल जैविक बिभिदता , बिभिद हावापानी , हिमाल पहाड तराई सहितको उर्वर भुमी ले सु-सज्जीत तथा प्राकृतिक सम्पदाले धनि साथै लामो मानव सभ्यता बोकेको मुलुक हो । यही प्राकृतिक अनुपममा लोभिएर धेरै पहिले देखी हाम्रा पुर्खाहरु यस भुमिमा आई यहाको सितलता तापी मन्त्र मुग्ध भई बसोवास गरेका थिय ।मानव अस्थित्वको ईतिहास हेर्दै […]
Banana is a monocotyledon, perennial, herbaceous succulent plant. Bananas are the world’s most productive fruit. Many research and publications show that the origin of banana is Malaysia but they are not sure about it. In Malaysia, the 1st commercial production of bananas was started. The scientific name of banana is Musa paradisicia. Banana has an […]
फापरलाई चिनाऔँ, खाद्य सुरुक्षा सुनिश्चित गरौं , फापर (Fagopyrum esculentum) पोलिगोनिएसी फ्यामिलिमा पर्ने धान ,गहुँ, मकै ,कोदो ,जौ ,पछाडीको छैटौँ मुख्य खाद्य बाली हो । भौगोलिक विविधताले भरिपुर्ण भएको नेपालका ६२ जिल्लामा फापर लगाइएता पनि अझैसम्म फापरको उपयोगिताका बारेमा नेपाली समाज र यहाँका मानिस पछाडी नै छौँ । समुन्द्री सतह देखि ६०–४५००मि सम्म लगाउन सकिने […]
