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Roof gardening

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Do u have a roof over your head????   I think everyone have it...whatever the size it carry that doesn't matter. Now  the next thing is for what purpose you are using it???   I know, for drying cloths, storing water drums or for a place just for spending some time in evening.  But,you actually can use that roof for some good purpose  like gardening. Yea that's a very very good thing  and you will also get some benefits from it. Now-a-days maximum people doesn't have enough space so no one thinks about gardening. But trust me you can do a great farming on your rooftop also. That's a very exciting time-pass. I just can't explain the happiness when  something grows in the plants which i have planted. You can try it once. As we all know the climate is changing and deforestation occurring due to several human needs. We should take the "Go Green" moto very seriously. Yeah to lead in that campaign also you can start these roof or

Benefits of the skins of fruits and vegetables

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What you do with the peels of fruits and vegetables??? I know the answer will be "We through it in the dustbin".....Please don't do this. Here are some health benefits of the peels of different fruits and vegetables, which will surely nurture your thinking.   1. Banana peels: Everyone takes banana, but who takes banana peels. Yes, you can eat banana peels. the peels of banana contains high amount of V itamin, Potassium and Magnesium, which are very important for your daily nutrition balance. How to Eat: There are many ways like you can make banana vinegar from the peels which later you can add to your different salads or dishes or you can make Pakora with the peels of banana. 2. Potato peels: Yes It sounds weird, but yes you can have that too. Did you know potato peels are more rich in nutrients than the pulp. It contains fibre, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and vitamin-C. It helps to reduce the spots and scars of skins. How to Eat: Its very sim

Reasons to teach children about agriculture

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Agriculture is one of the most important sector of world. It covers a huge part of world's economy. Children are those soft hearten parts of human, who have the capacity to change the world. So if we can teach them about the most important part of our livelihood (Agriculture), that may help people to see the world it in a new way.   Reasons to involve children in agriculture Fast learner: I guess everyone knows that the children are the gift of god and they are very excited and interested about learning new things and for these nature of them make it easy for the children to learn anything easily and in a shorter time. Connection with food: By teaching them about agriculture we can develop interest of different food among them and which will help them to eat various nutritious food. Connection with people: Agriculture is a sector where we have to meet different kind of people for different works . So by teaching this subject we can connect them with diff

Dormancy in seeds

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Have you heard about seed dormancy???? Or what dormancy may cause in seed?? So here i am describing the general things related to seed dormancy. Seed or we can also call it as seed of our hope. If a seed germinates properly than only the grower can assume that he may get some yield.. What if the seed didn't germinate??? There can be many reasons, which leading to the death of seed. But seed dormancy is not the death of seed. Seed dormancy can be called as the disability or the condition of the seeds, which couldn't help the seed to germinate under its favorable conditions. So we can say that the seeds which is under dormancy they may germinate if we are able to break its dormancy.  The possible reasons of seed dormancy Nature of the seed coat: If the seed coat (the outer cover of the seed) is hard in nature, that may become a reason of dormancy. Generally this kind of nature we can find in bitter gourd, ridge gourd etc. As seed coat is a very important as

Climate changing effects on seed production

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Climate change or 'Global Warming' is one of the most burning issues of the world. It changes a huge shift in weather the conditions such as changes in temperature, precipitation, winds, and other indicators. The world's economy is highly depended on the agricultural productivity and production and as seed is the basic input of agriculture and it's getting highly affected by the continuous changes in climate. Various impacts of climate change Problems arising in Agriculture Fields Several problems are arising in agricultural fields throughout the world, which affecting the crop production directly or indirectly. One of the adverse effects of climate change is the increasing surface temperature of the Earth.  Another problem is the undistributed rainfall, which causing drought in one part of the country where  as it causing flood in another part. Rising of new pest and diseases is the other troublesome matter in the agricultural fields.