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 [...]
The following points highlight the top two types of cereals. The types are: 1. Rice 2. Wheat. Type # 1. Rice: Rice, Oryza sativa, the staple food of majority of the Indians, is grown practically all over India. Cultivation Area: The major states of rice cultivation are West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, [...]
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 [...]