technology in agriculture

Mushrooms are typical spore producing fruiting bodies produced by major groups of fungi. Mushrooms serve in spore dispersal of the fungus. Although mushrooms are characteristic for the phylum Basidiomycota but some Ascomycetes also produce spores.  Some of these mushrooms are fascinating, others have many stories associated with them, some are edible and some other are so toxic that even a bite can kill human.  Ganoderma lucidum (A Medicinal Mushroom) But here I am only going to discuss about the medicinal important of mushroom. Here I will be discussing about the introduction of medicinal mushrooms and a brief history of use of mushrooms in medicine. Medicinal Value of Mushrooms Homeopathic medicine Surgical dressing Anesthesia Heart and rheumatic ailment High blood pressure Antiviral and anti-cancer Examples of Medicinal Mushrooms Shiitake ( Lentinula edod ) Enoki ( Flammulina velutipes ) Reishi or Lingzhi ( Ganoderma lucidum )   Maitake ( Grifola frondosa ) Agaricus ...

Top Story Textile Sector facing 300 million loss daily Punjab is facing worst energy crisis situation where industries have been denied of electricity and gas due to shortage basis. PakAgriFarming News Week Vol. 03 (Cover) The worsening situation continues as the Pakistan ready made garments manufacturers and exporters associations made a statement that textile sector and specially ready made garment industry is facing worst situation as the textile industry is being denied of gas and electricity. Garments industry is basically a small and middle scale industry and they are heavily affected by this energy crisis all over Pakistan and specially in Punjab where the textile sector is totally being denied of gas and electric power. It was also stated that due to this situation Pakistan is not fully exploiting they free duty export treaty with European Union (EU) and also the sector could also provided 100 thousand jobs which is not seeming possible at this moment of time. News 02 Ginners w...

Agriculture marketing is a discipline of intensive interest and research. This field directly relates agriculture and economics and is most important in terms of farm resources, inputs and outputs of growing crops and marketing them. The structure of agricultural markets is very traditional and has many flaws, which can not be overlooked. In this article I will present an account of some of the worst problems in agriculture marketing of Pakistan and at the same time suggesting some possible solutions. Wheat Trucks reaching Market Problems of Agriculture Marketing System in Pakistan 1. 40% of agricultural produce is wasted in marketing. 2. Damages during picking, harvesting and poor practices. 3. No staying power: Low margins, seasonality and high perishability being the distinct features of this industry the access to seed capital and working capital is not easy. 4. No storage facilities 5. Poor transport and communication facilities 6. No grading, packing standards    ...

In 1884, Robert Koch and Friedrich Loeffler tried to define criteria for identification of any pathogen associated with a particular disease in living organisms. These postulates were further refined by Koch and published in 1890. Koch, primarily set these postulates to establish the association of Bacillus anthracis with the anthrax of cattle. And he also established that tuberculosis in human is caused by a different species of bacteria.  Koch's postulate is being followed for leaf spots of rice (Oryza sativa) Koch�s postulates 1. The organism must be found on all the diseased host tissue but not on the healthy host.  2. The organism can be isolated from the host and purified on artificial culture medium.  3. The organism from pure culture, when inoculated on the susceptible host must reproduce the symptoms as in step 1.  4. The organism can be re-isolated from the artificially inoculated host on pure culture medium.  Limitations ...

Top Story Cotton Markets stable despite Energy Crisis The continued cuts in the supply of electricity and gas to the cotton mills will result in collapse of cotton industry: PCGA. PakAgriFarming News Week vol. 02 (Cover) Last week there was sudden breakdown of power supply to the cotton mills due to which there were piles of raw cotton in the stores and the purchase were static. Even in this situation the price of cotton did not drop and a slight increase was seen in the prices. Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has warned that if such situation prolongs there will be worse consequences to the cotton farmers because the mills will not be able to purchase if energy crisis continues. In the recent times, the gap of energy production has only widened and the government is not keen to solve the problems of the major sector of national economy. News 02 Urea and DAP sales up by 40% & 35% in 2012 Price incentives helped to keep the sale of urea and DAP at 445,000 and 248,000 tons...

Agriculture marketing is an old science of business. In the history of its evolution in Pakistan, there has been some improvement brought about by evolution of communication and better crop yields through efforts of our agriculture scientist. As far as the markets are concerned, agriculture markets can be divided into 3 main categories; 1. Primary Markets 2. Secondary Markets 3. Terminal Markets A rice mill 1. Primary Markets These are periodical markets locally known as �Haats� . They are generally held once or twice a week. The days on which these markets meet are fixed so that traders can visit the area. They are generally held in the open and along roadsides in important or centrally situated localities. These markets usually serve an area of 10 km radius but it maybe more, ranging from 10 to 50 km, depending upon the availability of communication and transportation facilities. 2. Secondary Markets These markets, also known as � Mandi� , are regular wholesale markets and prov...

Moringa oleifera (synonym: Moringa pterygosperma ) is a species of genus Moringa and family Moringacae. It is found in many countries all over the world and native of subtropical areas like Pakistan and India. It is known because of its nutritious and its seed oil, also called Ben oil. It is a tree having average height of 8 m. In Pakistan its common name is ' Sohanjana ' or 'Sanjana' and found frequently in southern Punjab and it is also considered the origin of Moringa plant. A young plant of Moringa oleifera Moringa in Pakistan and Its Importance Recent studies shows that this plant have ability to grow in any type of soil and can resist very harsh climates i.e., temperate and tropical. In England and USA there are a lot of herbal products and medicines related to moringa plant, But in Pakistan there is very less work on it but I already told that It has its origin in Pakistan , so most favorable climate for Moringa is in Pakistan. It is also discovered through ...