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Introduction: The term “medicinal plant” include various types of plants used in herbalism ("herbology" or "herbal medicine"). It is the use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such uses. The word “herb” has been derived from the Latin word, “herba” and an old French word “herbe” . Now a days, herb refers to any part of the plant like fruit, seed, stem, bark, flower, leaf, stigma or a root, as well as a non-woody plant. Earlier, the term “herb” was only applied to non-woody plants, including those that come from trees and shrubs. These medicinal plants are also used as food, flavonoid, medicine or perfume and also in certain spiritual activities. Among ancient civilizations, India has been known to be rich repository of medicinal plants. The forest in India is the principal repository of large number of medicinal and aromatic plants, which are largely collected as raw materials for manufacture of drugs and perfumery products. About 8,000 herbal remed...

Memosa pudica   is a creeping annual Or perennial flowering plant, often grown for its curiosity. At present it's under pantropical weed. This is known as sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, touch me not, shame plant.  It is native to South and central America. It belongs to the family Fabaceae.  What for its used?  It contains an alkaloid mimosine and possesses antibacterial, antivenom, antifertility, antidepressant and other properties. It also helps in grabbing the parasite in our gut and inactivating the larvae in the human body. The roots of this plant can be crushed and the paste can be utilized for treatment of boils, acne and other skin ailments.  Why it's so curious?  Mimosa is an interesting plant as it respond very quickly to a physical and environmental stimulus. The most sensitive plant , as it closes its leaves inwards when it's touched. They do it for their defence mechanism as they are attractive to grazing animals. This mechanism ...

Introduction: Assurance of a remunerative and stable price environment for growers/farmers is very important for increasing agricultural production and productivity. The market price for agricultural produce many times tends to be unstable and volatile which may result into undue losses to the growers and discourage adoption of the modern technology and required inputs. And as a result, the minimum support price (MSP) was announced. What is MSP and Who declares MSP? The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is an agricultural product price set by the Government of India to purchase directly from the farmers. This rate is to safeguard the farmer to a minimum profit for the harvest, if the open market has lesser price than the cost incurred. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) , Government of India, determines the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) at the beginning of the sowing season of various agricultural commodities in India based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultu...

What is contract farming? A farming which is carried out based on the legal agreement between the farmers and the buyers. According to the contract the farmers have to produce the agricultural products based on the willingness of the buyers. The farmers should assure to give them products of their specific quantity and quality in turn they help the farmers in guiding them in all the cultivation practices like dose of fertilizer application , the supply of farm inputs,other technical advices etc.,  It was first introduced in Taiwan in 1895 by Japanese government . In India it was introduced by pepsi company for cultivation of vegetables in Rajasthan in 1927. In India contract farming is regulated under the Indian contract act, 1872. Problems faced by farmers  1. Small and fragmented land holdings 2. Seed 3. Manures, fertilizers, biocides 4. Irrigation 5. Lack of mechanisation 6. Agricultural marketing  7. Scarcity of capital Objectives of contract farming  1. To achie...

Agricultural marketing is  witnessing major changes world over, owing to liberalization of trade in agricultural commodities. To benefit farming community for the new global market access opportunities, the internal agricultural marketing system in the country needs to be integrated and strengthened. In this context, Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture appointed an Expert Committee on 19th December 2000 followed by an Inter Ministerial Task Force to review the present system of agricultural marketing in the country and to recommend measures to make the system more efficient and competitive.  The Committee and the Task Force in their Reports of June 2001 and May 2002 respectively, have suggested various reforms relating to agricultural marketing system as well as in policies and programs for development and strengthening of agricultural marketing in the country. The reports have noted that the situation of control over agricultural markets by the State has to be ...

Roof Garden (மாடித் தோட்டம்) Concept:  A garden on the flat roof of a building, especially one which is found in an urban setting is called a roof garden. The roof garden is also known as terrace garden. In modern times, individual homes with a compound and a lawn are becoming  rare in cities and towns and skyscrapers are replacing such homes. As a result, the private home gardens are vanishing and the only places left for gardening are the roofs of houses.  A spacious well planned roof garden can be a place of joy and recreation. In bigger cities of India, many of the large hotels and public buildings are developing this type of gardens. Soil preparation: Soil is prepared by mixing manure with peat Or else it can be done through organic by mixing the cow dung Or goat manure. The peeled skin of the vegetables can also be added to the mixture. This mixture is usually allowed undistributed for few days before it's use. Creation of raised beds: Raised beds is a practical way...