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Horticulture is basically the art of garden cultivation. This art requires in-depth knowledge as to the types and contents of soils, seasons, climate, preparation of fields, sowing, ploughing; use of manures, fertilisers, insecticides, pesticides; removal of weeds, etc., and many more aspects of gardening. Preparation and use of garden calendars are of much use to the gardeners as they call for their attention for the work that must be done and must be prepared ...
The acute dearth of literature on commercial flower production in the Indian market has paved the way for a book such as this one. The author has addressed every doubt of a nouice producer and has covered all aspects of commercial flower production. The book provides the nerances of floral production with details regarding every commercially viable bloom. Since this is a relatively uncharted territory especially in India, the entrepreneur will fell safe with ...
Essential elements required by plants to grow are derived by them from atmosphere and soil. While atmosphere provides carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and to some extent nitrogen, the rest of the numerous elements-nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur, manganese, boron, chlorine, iron, molybdenum, copper and zinc-are derived from the soil. The deficiency of any of these elements may lead to diseases and retarded growth thereby affecting ...
The art of growing vegetable crops requires in depth knowledge on the part of grower as to the types of soil, climate, preparation and manuring of garden, sowing, ploughing, pest control, etc., along with other aspects. By producing vegetable crops on his own the grower not only saves money and time, but is also befitted by getting fresh and nutrient-rich vegetables. By so doing he is able to earn by selling excess production in the market and this way he also ...