Dealing With Various Themes And Issues
Gardening
Transgenic Crops Can Pass On Their Traits To Weeds
Aug 24th
Transgenic crops are engineered with specialized trait like herbicide resistance. For years, scientists have known that transgenic crops can pass on their traits to nearby weeds through hybridization.
Soothing Jasmine, Helping You To Get Restful Sleep
Aug 23rd
The essence from Jasmine (Gardenia Jasminoides) has been proven to contain the same molecular mechanism of action and is as strong as the commonly prescribed barbiturates or propofol. They soothe, relieve anxiety and promote sleep, a team of German researchers has found out in their study.
Chinese Farmers Go Organic Farming
Jul 30th
In a country hit by a string of food safety scandals, the interest of Chinese farmers to go organic farming is going like wildfire. Ji Yunliang who earned a doctorate in chemistry from Beijing University has run a small organic farm of his own.
Wasps To Eradicate Cassava Mealybug Infestations In Thailand?
Jul 21st
There is a natural way of controlling cassava mealybug infestations in Thailand, initiated by entomologists that can be environmentally friendly and posed no threat to humans, animals and other insects.
The Anagyrus lopezi wasp where its first colony was brought to Thailand from Benin, has shown that it is the formidable enemy and predator to the mealybugs.
Vanadium Replicates Phosphorus As Nutrients To Plants?
Jul 17th
Vanadium is a trace element abundant in soils throughout the world. It has been found a useless element especially to productive plants like corn, soybean, tomatoes and ornamental plants like impatiens and petunias.
The uselessness of Vanadium was discovered by a soil scientist Alan Olness of the Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. Vanadium “impersonates” or replicates phosphorus and can confuse a plant into it instead of phosphorus.
The Benefits That Farmers Can Derive From Azolla
Jul 4th
Azolla is a small aquatic fern (usually 1-5 cm large) which grows on saturated or moist soil. It is capable of doubling its weight in 3-5 days. Azolla contains 4.0 percent of nitrogen on a dry weight basis (dry weight is 5 percent of fresh weight); 0.5-0.9 percent of phosphorus; and 2.0-4.5 percent potassium.
A blue green alga (Anabaena azollae) lives in the cavities of Azolla leaves and fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere. The daily nitrogen fixing rate if the Azolla-algae complex is 3 to 7 kg. of nitrogen per hectare.
Plant Propagation Through Hydroponics Gardening System
Jun 16th
Many gardeners prefer Hydroponics gardening for various reasons. This garden can be small and can easily be set up inside a greenhouse and it is perfect for growing plants. The equipment required for Hydroponics gardening is not that expensive and they are relatively easy to manage.
Hydroponics gardening is the growing of plants without soil, in other words, “It is dirt less gardening. Their methods work better than soil gardening because you can easily regulate the plant needs, the required pH, the desired nutrients, the amount of water and adequate lighting.
Vertical Gardening – A Horizontal Space Saving Option
Jun 9th
Vertical garden which started as an experiment by French botanist Patrick Blanc has become a fad in urban setting. The intention was to grow plants thus creating a garden without the usual soil used in plant propagation.
It has been increasingly popular in homes that avid gardeners grow a wall of plants in ways that are natural and not grown in pots turning one’s bare walls into a vertical garden of plants is something uniquely spectacular and a space saver horizontally.
How to Build A Wholesome Landscape Garden
Apr 15th
Landscape gardening is like a good picture which should have a point of chief interest, a central idea that is beautiful, with a fine setting to it. So, landscape gardening in gardener’s mind, is what he desires a lovely and beautiful picture to be when he completes his work. From this premise, we shall be able to develop and build a wholesome landscape garden.
***The lawn – A good extent of open lawn space is always beautiful; It is restful; It adds a feeling of space to even small grounds. So we might generalize and say that it is well to keep there, the general effect is choppy and fussy. It is a bit like an over-dressed person. One’s grounds lose all individuality thus treated. A single tree or a small group is not a bad arrangement on the lawn. Do not center the tree or trees. Let them drop a bit into the background. Make a pleasing side feature of them.
Sago Palm – An Untapped Source Of Flour
Apr 9th
The botanical term for Sago palm is known as Metroxylon Sagu. It has large pinnate leaves ranging from 6 to 9 meters long and stout creeping or ascending stems up to 15 meters high. It resembles that of a coconut but much sturdier. It has a very thick stem and grow in clumps. Every year, it bears a single flower spike that blossoms into fruit clusters just like the date palm.
The sago palm is a normal swamp tree that can produce fifty palms suitable for filling per hectare each year according to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). There are many uses of the Sago palm. The sap is used for the production of sugar, a fermented drink like wine, vinegar and distilled alcohol.