In this article we will discuss about the cultivation and improvement of tea. Tea: Tea, Camellia sinensis, is one of the most popular caffeine containing beverage, obtained from tender leaves of the tea plants after processing. Tea contains 13-18% tannin, 2-5% theine and a volatile oil. There are two main varieties, e.g., bohea (Chinese tea) and assamica (Indian, i.e., Assam [...]
The following points highlight the top types of fibers. The types are: 1. Cotton 2. Jute. Type # 1. Cotton: Cotton is the world's greatest industrial crop, the chief fibre yielding plant. All the cultivated cottons fall under 4 species; 2 belonging to old world, Gossypium arboreum and G. herbaceum which are diploid in nature; another 2 belonging to new [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. History of Sugarcane 2. Cultivation of Sugarcane 3. Cane Sugar. History of Sugarcane: Charaka wrote the oldest treatise extant on Hindu medicine, at about the beginning of the Christian era. The glossary of Sanskrit names in this work denotes an intimate knowledge with the various forms and preparations of sugar which is [...]