Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain‚ it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population‚ especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production‚ after sugarcane and maize‚ according to data of FAOSTAT 2012.[1] Oryza sativa with small wind pollinated flowers Since a large portion of maize crops are grown for purposes other than
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Tea Cultivation Today tea leaves are prepared by being plucked by hand from the tea bushes‚ dried (either in the sun or in drying pans or ovens)‚ then rolled‚ and finally heated ("fired") in kilns to assure complete drying. In Japan the tea leaves may first be steamed before drying‚ which tends to produce a slightly different flavor‚ one sometimes described as more "grassy." "… the tea plant yields a crop after it has been planted three years‚ and there are three gatherings during the year: one
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to get‚ rice at a one time in the world was the a hot commodity. Rice is a tall grass that grows in a variety of conditions although it flourishes in wet‚ warm tropical climates. Rice is a food of the Old World. People who lived close to the River rivers started growing rice first in continents like Africa‚ India‚ South America and Asia. Citizens of these nations learned how to grow rice in the wet and warm conditions of the fields. The Portuguese discovery of a crop from of African rice was about
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mushrooms are being cultivated in India. These are: the white mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)‚ the paddy-straw mushroom (Volvariella vovvacea) and the oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju). Of these‚ A. bisporus is the most popular and economically sound to grow and is extensively cultivated throughout the world. However‚ due to its low temperature requirement‚ its cultivation is restricted to the cool climatic areas and to the winter in the plains of Northen India. In summer‚ the tropical paddy-straw
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fruits‚ leaves‚ bark and even seeds are being used for various purposes. Its cultivation is common in India‚ particularly in Uttar Pradesh comprising Pratapgarh‚ Rai Bareilly‚ Varanasi‚ Jaunpur‚ Sultanpur‚ Kanpur‚ Agra and Mathura. Its intensive plantation is being done in the salt-affected areas of Uttar Pradesh‚ including ravinous areas in Agra‚ Mathura‚ Etawah‚ Fatehpur and semi-arid tract of Bundelkhand. Aonla cultivation is also spreading rapidly in the semi-arid regions of Maharashtra‚ Gujarat
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Helena Eritano Mass Communication Dr. Jacoway December 1‚ 2014 The cultivation hypothesis is very insightful‚ as it gives the reader and scholar a notable point of view to take in. The cultivation hypothesis is based upon the idea that television‚ if viewed for a long period of time‚ would influence a person’s opinion about a specific matter or a group. The person would then‚ view the matter or group in the portrayed way. The cultivation hypothesis could possibly be accurate‚ as television does have
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time and farmers can make use of their rice straws following harvesting. Mushroom can be grown the whole year round provided a good storage of rice straw is prepared. This article illustrates the fundamental techniques involved in the culture of banana or rice straw type of mushroom‚ Volvariolla volvacoa. The vegetable and Legume Crops Section of the Bureau of Plant Industry is now producing mushroom spawn in abundance. Materials and Methods – I Dry rice straws and banana leaves are the most
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MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AT TAR COLLEGE CASE STUDY JOHORE BRANCH CAMPUS This case was prepared by Low Kock Hee‚ Senior Lecturer School of Business Studies TAR COLLEGE This case study was written for the purpose of class discussion. The case was neither designed nor meant to illustrate the correct or incorrect management of the problems or issues contained in the case. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author of this case study thanks Mr. Liaw Fenn Yenn‚ Head‚ TAR College‚ Johore Branch and the campus staff
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value of Rice Sector Of Viet Nam and Raising the Income of The poor General Introduction: Rice is the staple food of almost Vietnamese people and the number of rice cultivating households accounts for 2/3 households in all country. To about 100% population of Vietnam – the poorest group‚ rice takes account 35% total household spending. The important role of rice to the national economy is showed through the consumer price index structure with the rice proportion : 20%. Moreover‚ rice export is
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1. Shrimps cultivation has been found to have an impact on the socio-economic and the environment through many studies conducted all over the world. Studies in India showed shrimp cultivation to cost nearly two times the annual earnings of those regions. Moreover the process of shrimp cultivation leads to contamination of fresh water which negatively impact healthy water and reduces the coastal lines which makes coastal regions more prone to hurricanes and tornadoes. 2. The shrimp industry benefits
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