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 […]
Drought is one of the major environmental stresses that affect the productivity of crops and occurs for several reasons including low rainfall, salinity, high and low temperature, and high intensity of light. Drought is a period when an area or region experienced below-normal precipitation. Drought is multidimensional stress and causes changes in the physiological, morphological, […]
Vigna umbellata, previously Phaseolus calcaratus, is a warm-season annual vine legume with yellow flowers and small edible beans. It is commonly called ricebean. A multipurpose crop, Vigna umbellata is also a viable fodder species (provided as fresh or dried forage) and green manure cover crop. In the vegetative stage the rice bean plant (moisture content […]
Finger millet is an important cereal crop for a staple food mainly in Africa and Asia. Finger Millet is also known as Kodo (Nepal), ragi (India), African millet (England). It ranks 4th position in cereal crops after rice, maize, wheat, in Nepal. It will grow at about 263,261 ha in 2018/19 with average productivity […]
As we all are very familiar with neem trees, neem is a natural herb that comes from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) but is commonly known as neem, nimtree, or Indian lilac. Neem has its medicinal, religious themed traditional value as well. It is generally grown in tropical and subtropical regions. Its fruit is used […]
गाँजा जसको वैज्ञानिक नाम Cannabis sativa’ र अन्य नामहरूमा मारिजुआना पनि भनिन्छ, क्यानाबिस प्लान्टको एक साइकोएक्टिभ (मनोवैज्ञानिक) औषधि हो जुन मुख्य रूपमा चिकित्सा र मनोरन्जनका लागि प्रयोग गरिन्छ। सन् १९६० देखि गाँजा नेपालमा अवैध छ, तर यो आयुर्वेदिक औषधि, मादक पदार्थ र हिन्दू देवता शिवको लागि पवित्र मानिन्छ र गाँजाको प्रयोगको लामो इतिहास रहेको छ […]
Fall Armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda is one of the majorly invasive pests that are found in maize and cause severe damage to the crop at all stages of its growth. The pest is native to Tropical and Subtropical regions of America. It is a polyphagous pest with a number of hosts exceeding 80 species. It […]
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the main crop after Rice in Nepal in terms of area and production (MOAD, 2015). Ranum et al. (2014) reported that 98 g/person/day was the per capita maize consumption in Nepal, which was the highest in South Asia. It is a principal food crop of the hilly farmers and source […]
Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxburgh), also known as ‘Black Cardamom’ or ‘Nepalese Cardamom’ or ‘Greater Indian cardamom’ or ‘Alainchi’ is indigenous to moist deciduous and evergreen forests of sub-Himalayan tracts. It is a high-value spice crop that is grown commonly in the mid-hill districts of eastern Nepal. Large cardamom is perceived as ‘Black Gold’ (Black color of […]
न्युन जल, मल , जमिन र स्थानीय स्रोत साधनको प्रयोग गरि ५ देखि २० प्रतिशत सम्म धानको उत्पादकत्व बढाउने नयाँ, उत्कृष्ट ड्यापोग वा म्याट नर्सरी प्रबिधि अपनाई देशलाई आत्मनिर्भरता तर्फ उत्प्रेरित गर्नु आजको आवश्यकता हो । परिचय विना माटो बिउको वाक्लो स्ट्याड राखेर पानीको प्रयोग गरि छिटो समयमा धानको बेर्ना तयार गर्न सकिने बिल्कुलै नयाँ […]
