The Indian avocado didn’t have the snob value. The imported ones are expensive. That’s where the December crop of Hass avocados comes in. A sapling takes four years to bear fruit.
Swapna and Madhulika Liddle and Prabhas Roy's book Gardens of Delhi weaves history and horticulture seamlessly to create an intimate portrait of the city.
150 firefighters, 12 JCB excavators & 15 water tenders were deployed to extinguish the fire on the 50-acre plot used by Noida Authority’s horticulture dept as repository for green waste.
Better farm practices, and improved storage, ripening and transportation by reefer vans can reduce losses and enhance the quality of Indian bananas in the international market.
Researcher at IIT Jodhpur, along with othes from IIT Delhi, & CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, has developed a pressure sensor, which uses a fruit's firmness to determine its maturity.
Heavy wind and rainfall caused by the cyclone destroyed mango orchards across Maharashtra and Gujarat. This is estimated to cause a loss of over Rs 500 crore.
Yediyurappa said the govt is committed to maintaining the lead as 'Horticulture State' by providing support to research, extension and other infrastructure facilities.
State panel says since "environment and health are national issues", central agencies should investigate case of Bt brinjals being sold in markets across north India.
While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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