technology in agriculture

Carrot ( Daucus carota ) is a root-crop known for its vitamin rich red/orange roots which are used in making foods and salads. Carrot is known as �apple for the poor� because of its rich in nutrients and low cost. Carrot also has a long list of medical and health benefits for humans. So, farmers should follow modern cropping technology for gaining good yields and profits from this healthy vegetable. Carrots in Pakistan Botanical Classification Carrot is a dicot plant. Daucus carota Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Order Apiales Class Apiaceae Genus Daucus Species carota Climatic Requirements Carrot is a crop of cold climate. Thus a temperature of 7 to 24 0 C is good for the germination of the crop. Temperatures between 25 and 35 0 C do not give good germination rates and the size of carrot root remains small. Temperatures between 20-25 0 C are best for healthy crop yield. Soil Requirements Mera soil in good tilth is hig...

Fungi are small, generally microscopic, eukaryotic, usually filamentous, branched, spore-bearing organisms that lack chlorophyll. Fungi have cell walls that contain chitin and glucans (but no cellulose) as the skeletal components. What is Phylogenetic Classification? A classification based on the evolutionary relationships is known as Phylogenetic classification . A taxon (plural; taxa) is any category of classification. IMPORTANCE Although classification can be done on the basis of any criteria but classifying on the basis of phylogenetic relationships aid us �   in understanding the evolutionary changes and �   allow one to make prediction on the basis of what is known about an organism and its close relatives. Traditional Classification of Fungi u   In the 2 kingdom system of classification , fungi were placed under kingdom Plantae . Modern Classification of Fungi u   According to Hawksworth et al ., 1995 and Alexopoulos and Mims, 1979: The organisms once consid...

This tree is native to Mexico and one of the largest trees. CLASSIFICATION Kingdom            Plantae Division             Magnoliophyta Class                  Magnoliopsida Order                 Malvales Family                Malvaceace or Bombacaceae (Kapok Tree family) PLANT CHARACTERS The tree can grow upto 200 feet or more (60-70 meter) tall. The tree has characteristic thorns. Leaves are compound. Sometimes roots can grow into buttress. Adult trees produce several hundred seed pods USES 1. The bark of this tree is used locally for medicinal purpose as diu retic, treatment of headache and sometimes treatment of type II diabetes. 2. The fiber from fruit is also used as insulation material, filling of sofa and mattresses, and teddy bears because this fiber can not be folded into thread like cotton fibe...

In horticulture, a fruit is defined as the ripened ovary produced from the ovary of the carpel. So many of the species considered as vegetables so far in our daily life; they are regarded as 'fruits' in horticulture. And the production of fruits in farms and orchards is called Pomology . Pomology is an art as well as science. In Pakistan the overall fruit production around the calender is enough to fulfill nutrition requirements of the population, most of the highest quality fruit produced is exported. And the fruits of Pakistan origin are very much popular around the globe for their taste. The following table enlists almost all of the fruits (horticulture) being produced and cultivated throughout Pakistan. Table: List of Fruits of Pakistan  (in alphabetical sequence of Plant Families) Sr. no. FAMILY FRUITS 01 ANACARDIACEAE- sumac family 1.        Mango 2.       Cashew nut 02 ANNONACEAE - custard apple family 3.    ...