Pulses are dry edible seeds of legumes belonging to the family Fabaceae. In the past three decades, global pulse production has grown rapidly. In the past ten years alone, the world has produced between 50 and 60 million tons of pulses each year. As of 2015, the world’s biggest producers …
Read More »Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops (Part 3)
Do you know what is Center of Origin? The center of origin is a geographical area where the particular group of organisms (either domesticated or wild) first originated on earth. This is the 3rd part of the topic: Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops. If you have somehow …
Read More »Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops (Part 2)
Do you know what is Center of Origin? The center of origin is a geographical area where the particular group of organisms (either domesticated or wild) first originated on earth. This is the 2nd part of the topic: Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops. If you have somehow …
Read More »Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops (Part 1)
What is Center of Origin? The center of origin is a geographical area where the particular group of organisms (either domesticated or wild) first originated on earth. Center of Origin & Center of Diversity Many people believed that centers of origin are also centers of diversity. But, the centers of diversity …
Read More »Timber yielding plants
From the time immemorial food, clothing and shelter have been the three great necessities of mankind. Wood is the most familiar and most important forest products. The wood has contributed a lot to the advancement of civilization. Today, the wood is the most widely used commodity other than food and …
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The term ‘Spice’ refers to any dried part of a plant, used for seasoning and flavoring a dish, but not used as the main ingredient. Parts of a plant including dried bark, roots, berries, seeds, twigs, or anything else that is not the green leafy part, is known as a …
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