“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 […]
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 […]
