Locust are devastating agricultural pest which lead to famine and starvation and are more harmful than armyworm. Locust came from a Latin word ‘Locusta’ which means grasshopper. However there is a difference between locust and grasshopper. A major difference is that locust can form swarm while grasshopper can’t and locust change their behavior and habits […]
धान खेतमा माछा खोज्दै मार्दै हिड्ने चलन नेपालमा नौलो होइन तर व्यवसायिक रुपमा धान खेती संगै माछा पालन भने अझै नौलो रुपमा लिइन्छ । चिनको सान्धी प्रोभिन्सको उत्खानन् मा भेटिएको पुरातात्विक लिखित दस्तावेजले धान खेतमा माछा पालनको इतिहास २००० वर्ष पुरानो (वान डाइनेस्टि) रहेको देखाएको छ । भारत लगायत दक्षिण पुर्वी एशियाली मुलुकहरुमा १५०० वर्ष […]
गुन्द्रुक भन्दा दुःखको छाक टार्ने मेलो मानिदै आएको छ । ढेडो र गुन्द्रुक भन्नसाथ अभावको बेला भोको पेट भर्ने खान्की मानिन्थ्यो । ‘ हौ तिम्रामा आउनु त भन्छौ, खसी काट्ने हो भने आइन्छ, गुन्द्रुकै खान त के आउनु हो त्यत्रो बाटो धाइधाई’ हस्यौलीमै गुन्द्रुकको मानमर्दन गर्दिन्थे मान्छे। बरु जीवनभर गुन्द्रुक खाएर बसिन्छ तर फलानाको पाऊ […]
रैथाने बाली भन्नाले बालीका त्यस्ता प्रजाति हुन् – जुन पञ्जीकरण (Quintuplication) र व्यवसायीकरण नगरिएको भन्ने बुझिन्छ। रैथाने बाली कुनै ठाउँविशेषको स्थानीय हावापानीमा पाइन्छ। धान जातिका रैथाने बालीहरू जस्तै मन्सुली, मनहरा, तिल्की, चन्नचुर, मानामुरी, ठिमाहा, अनदी, लक्का बास्मति, जोरायलो बास्मति, गौरिया, आदि देशको तराई भेगदेखि उच्च हिमाली क्षेत्रमा पाइन्छन्। तीमध्ये एक हो अनदी धान। यसलाई पकाएपछि […]
The monsoon is yet to come. It’s been more than a month since the last rainfall. Nevertheless, the landscape and farming fields of the community are astonishingly full of green. The surrounding is enriched by a variety of pleasant, colorful plants, mesmerizing sounds of birds and animals, and with a splendid glimpse of nature that […]
The yellow stem borer of rice yellow stem borer,(Scirpophaga Incertulas) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. Stem borers can destroy rice at any stage of the plant from seedling to maturity. It is polyphagous and prefers sugarcane to rice. Stem borer has many species among them six species attack the rice. It […]
“BAKAINO” is a tree that can be seen everywhere from terai to hill in Nepal. Because it is a tropical tree, it is most commonly seen in the Terai region. Melia azedarach is the scientific name for the “BAKAINO TREE.” Linnaeus first described Melia azedarach in 1753, and it belongs to the Meliaceae family. It […]
The oat, sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed .oat is one of the important, well-adapted cereal fodder and cultivation is similar to the wheat crop. While oats are suitable for human consumption and livestock feed. Oats are usually considered a secondary crop, i.e derived from the […]
मकै नेपालको प्रमुख अन्नबाली हो । यो हिमाल, पहाड, तराई सबै भेगमा धेरथोर उत्पादन हुन्छ । मकैबाट दिडो, रोटि भात आदि परिकार तयार गर्न सकिन्छ । स्वादिष्ट सुप बनाउनका लागि हरियो दुधे मकैको पिठो (कर्न पाउडर) अनिवार्य हुन्छ । अहिले मकैबाट खाने तेल उत्पादन हुन थालेको छ । उन्नत प्रविधि र गुणस्तरीय उन्नत विउको प्रयोगबाट […]
Bajra (Pennisetum Typhoideum) is an indigenous plant of Africa. This forms the staple diet for poor people. Its stalks are used as fodder for cattle and thatching purposes. Bajra is a crop of dry regions of the country. It occupies 6.8 percent of the total area under food grains and 8.3 percent of the cereals […]
