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White Mold Disease of Soloncaeous Crops
Abstract Sclerotinia sclerotinium is a pathogen that causes White Mold disease in plant. It is cosmopolitan and is one of the most successful pathogen which attacks in almost all stages of plant. Plants susceptible to this pathogen encompass 64 families, 225 genera, and 361 species (Purdy, 1979). S. sclerotiorum on celery is called…
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Economically Important Indigenous Traits of Pig of Nepal
Abstract Nepal is an agricultural country where more than 60% of people depend upon agriculture(Karki and Ghimire, 2003). Total contribution of agricultural sector in GDP of Nepal is 32.35% (MOAC, 2008/09). Among them contribution of livestock sector in total GDP is 30% (FAO, 2005) and pig is second contributor in meat production according to…
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Scientific Name Agro-forestry Crops in Nepal
Scientific Name English Name Nepali Name Family Erythrina indica Coral Plant Faledo Fabaceae Bauhinia purpurea Camel Foot plant Tanki Fabaceae Tamarindus indica Tamarind Imili Euphorbiceae Gravellia robusta Silver Oak Kaiyo Plant Proteaceae Atrocarpus heterophyllus jack Fruit Rukh Katahar Moracae Nyctanthus arbutristis Nyctanthus Parijat Oleaceae Murrya paniculata Murrya Kamini Rutaceae Melastoma melabatricum Indian Rhododendron Ageri Melastomaceae…
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Performance of SRI in Morang District of Nepal
In 2002, I read an article by Norman Uphoff on (System of Rice Intensification) SRI in the LEISA Magazine. I thought that this technology might be useful for Nepalese farmers as well. I contacted Mr. Uphoff for more information on SRI, and in 2003 I established two small rice plots using SRI principles: planting…
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Common Fodder and Forage Crops of Nepal
Common Fodder Trees of Nepal Scientific Name Family English Name Nepali Name Brassiopsis hainla Araliaceae Chuletro Chuletro Alnus nepalensis Betulaceae Alder Uttis Garuga pinnata Bursaraceae Garuga Dabdabe Crateva unilocularis Capparaceae Crateva Siplika or Sipligan Terminalia bellirica Combretaceae Barro Barro Terminalia chebula Combretaceae Harro Harro Albizia lebbek Fabaceae Black Siris Kalo Siris Bauhinia longifolia Fabaceae Camel’s…
