Climate in Agriculture July 29,2013. There are three climatic zones in the kingdom: (1) desert almost everywhere, (2) steppe along the western highlands, forming a strip less than 100 miles (160 km) wide in the north but becoming almost 300 miles (480 km) wide at the latitude of Mecca, and (3) a small area of […]
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A line in the sand July 29,2013. The Right to Homestead Bill could change the face of the nation by addressing the principal cause of rural poverty, landlessness. But we need to act soon, says Roy L Prosterman. The best predictor of poverty in India is neither caste nor illiteracy, but landlessness. Approximately three-quarters of […]
Vegetable Import From India: Consumer To Suffer Ultimately July 29,2013. LAHORE – The vegetable growers are losing against Indians at the home turf after opening of trade across Wahga border, mainly because their rivals are growing vegetables at much lower cost as they avail subsidies from their government. There are fears that the vegetable sector […]
Three robbers killed in police encounter July 29,2013. LAHORE: Three robbers were killed by the police in an alleged encounter within the jurisdiction of South Cantt police limits on Sunday. The deceased are yet to be identified. Police said one Faizul Hassan along with his wife was passing through Airport Road when four robbers riding […]
Sasta bazaars fail to deliver relief to citizens July 29,2013. RAWALPINDI: Ramazan Sasta bazaars have failed to provide relief to the citizens, as the prices of daily-use items have no much difference compared to the open market rates. The Rawal Town administration has set up six Ramazan Sasta bazaars at Liaquat Bagh, Murree Road, Haideri […]
Eat a Banana, Save the Planet! Look, I’ve never been the biggest fan of Chiquita Bananas, after having long ago learned about human-rights repressing, anti-democratic business practices which their predecessor, the United Fruit Company, engaged in throughout Central America in the past century. So I find having to write about what’s been happening in the […]
Some say cows are killing the earth. So do we need to ban beef? THE QUESTION: When are we going to hear more about the great elephant in the room – animal agriculture? The CSIRO and the University of Sydney have jointly reported that it is responsible for more that 30 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meaningful […]
What is killing the Earth’s oldest and biggest trees? Scientists say the largest living organisms on the planet, our giant trees, are dying in larger numbers than even before – and they don’t know why. A report by three of the world’s leading ecologists in the journal Science warns of an alarming increase in deathrates […]
How To Grow And Care For A Peach Tree Peach trees will reward a faithful gardener with abundant fruit if they are given the right growing conditions, fertilizer, and maintenance pruning. (Essortment.com) Peach trees are prized for their juicy summer fruit that make into wonderful pies. The height and texture that these trees add to […]
Master Gardener: What to look for when buying spring plants It will soon be planting time in the garden and that means buying plants! Part of the fun of gardening is adding new plants to the garden or trying new varieties of annuals and vegetables. It is always tempting to rush out and buy plants […]
How to Get Rid of Botfly Eggs (DIY) The botfly lays its eggs on the inside of a horse’s front legs, below the knee and above the hoof. If not removed, the eggs are eventually ingested as the horse nuzzles its legs and can cause problems, even death, if the horse isn’t given a wormer […]
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Six Air Purifying House Plants 1. Bamboo Palm: According to NASA, it removes formaldahyde and is also said to act as a natural humidifier. 2. Snake Plant: Found by NASA to absorb nitrogen oxides and formaldahyde. 3. Areca Palm: One of the best air purifying plants for general air cleanliness. 4. Spider Plant: Great indoor plant for removing carbon […]
A Success Story of Commercialization of Pineapple in Pakistan From 1950 until the 1980s, pineapple cultivation in Pakistan met with limited success because of a number of constraints.These included saline soils, brackish water, and a poor understanding of the requirements for nutrition, irrigation, growth and varietal adaptation, pest, disease, weather stress, overall crop management, and […]
What the Chinese experience of bird flu can teach us My wife Carmen returned last Monday from a fortnight of touring China with two friends. She brought back several interesting cuttings from Chinese newspapers printed in English for tourists such as herself. They mostly concerned the outbreak of bird flu, caused by the new H7N9 virus […]
How to Grow Sugar Beet Seeds The sugar beet is a plant that is grown primarily for sugar production. The roots of the sugar beet contain up to 22 percent sucrose, which is a simple sugar. Russia, the European Union, and the United States are the three largest producers of sugar beets in the world. […]
Nut Plants To Grow In Your Home Are you of the conception that nuts can be grown only on a commercial scale? Well though it is true that most nut plants grow huge in size, there are also some viable options of nut plants that can be grown in your home. Follow your passion for […]
A Success Story of Commercialization of Pineapple in Pakistan From 1950 until the 1980s, pineapple cultivation in Pakistan met with limited success because of a number of constraints. These included saline soils, brackish water, and a poor understanding of the requirements for nutrition, irrigation, growth and varietal adaptation, pest, disease, weather stress, overall crop management, […]