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The science or art of cultivating
fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. Agriculture
plays an important role in Pakistan's economy contributing 25%
to GDP, employs 44% work force of country. With in agriculture
the horticulture is an important sector, production of fruits
6.2 mtons, vegetables 5.0 mtons, citrus
2.0 mtons, mangoes 1.0 mtons, dates 0.63 mtons and apples
0.4 mtons.Total exports of fruits and vegetables for
120435000 US$ and quantity 471693tons. |
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Mashroom:
Mushroom cultivation is widely practiced in
many countries of the world, to fulfil the
requirements of proteineous food for human
beings.
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Citrus:
Pakistan is the 6th largest producer of
Kinow & Oranges in the world, with 2.1
million tons. 95 % of the total Kinow
produced all over the world is grown in
Pakistan.
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Onion:
Onion is one of the important condiments
widely used in all households. The green
leaves and and mature bulbs are eaten
raw or used in preparation of
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Potato:
Total annual
domestic production amounts to around 1.8
Million MT, of which 280000 MT is used as
seed and 1.8 Million MT is available for
consumption. |
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Pakissan Panel |
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Gardening |
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The new
garden site is, presumably already inhabited by a variety or
scrub and weeds and these need to be removed before the work of
creating an ‘Edible Garden’ can begin. Therefore, the ground
should be dug as usual, only this once I promise, and as many
perennial shrubs and weeds removed as possible. |
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This section generates under kind
supervision of;
-Ms. Zahrah Nasir
Consultant
-Imran Kasana
Consultant |
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Flowers |
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Marigold poor man's saffron:
Marigold, calendula officinalis, with its
pale-green leaves and golden orange flowers, is
a familiar sight in spring in homes and in
grandens. It belongs to family compositae. The
botanical name comes from the latin clendae,
meaning the first day of the month. What is not
known, is Its value in cookery and medicine.......Details |
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Citrus Tristeza Virus
Sweet oranges, blood oranges, sour oranges,
mandarins, lemons, mediterranean lemons, limettas, limes,
grapefruits, kumquats and citrons are world known members of
a fruit genus citrus
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Technical Articles |
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Fruit production in Balochistan
WITH four agro-ecological zones, Balochistan
is endowed with a unique environment for the production of a
great variety of quality fruits. The province is known as
the fruit-basket of the
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Saving mango from mealy bug
THE mealy bug is one of the most damaging
insect pests severely attacking mango crops throughout the
Subcontinent. The insect lays eggs on soil close to mango
trees. The hatching of eggs
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Canker a serious threat to citrus
fruits
CITRUS stands as the second most important
fruit worldwide after grapes in terms of area and
production. Although citrus is very popular, its present
status is threatened by a number .....
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cope of olive cultivation in Pakistan
There is a lot of potential for olive
cultivation in Pakistan. The estimates have revealed that if
eight million wild olive trees present in different
provinces are grafted and converted into the productive
olive .....
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Value addition in
floriculture
VALUE-added
floriculture is a process of increasing the economic value
and consumer appeal of any floricultural commodity.It is
increasing the value and appeal of any floriculture product
or commodity through .....
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Skills
for producing quality mango
PLANT protection is essential to enhance
agriculture output and to improve quality of crop produce.
The government has placed plant protection, integrated pest
management and disease control on high priority.
Chitral — the potential hub of
temperate fruits
Pakistan Horticulture Development
and Export Board (PHDEB) was established in August 2002 as
an autonomous body under the ministry of commerce to
vitalise the horticulture sector...Details
Onion diseases and
IPDM
Onion is an important bulb
vegetable crop, commercially grown in many countries of the
world including Pakistan. Onion is being used as a raw and
given protection to human beings from sun stroke, normally
is consumed green as well as in mature stages almost by
every one (poor as well as rich people), by different mean.........Details
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