Introduction: Apple falls under rosaceae family with scientific name Malus pumila. It is believed to be originated from Southern west Asia, Eastern Europe and Southern West Siberia. Wild relatives of Apple like Edimayal and Surkhilo are found in Nepal from a long time ago which are very close relatives of modern improved varieties of apple.
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Author: Agnidhar Adhikari Veterinary doctor Machhapuchchhre -4, lahachok Kaski Introduction: Farm animals like cattle and buffaloes are prone to disease attack as like human beings. Like corona virus in human beings, there are fatal disease attacking farm animals and are really difficult in managing or controlling them. Foot and mouth disease and mastitis are very
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PMAMP Introduction: Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project (PMAMP) is 10 years plan for increasing agricultural production, productivity, management of input and technical manpower for agricultural production, mechanization in production, processing and marketing infrastructure development for the modernization and overall independency in agriculture. The project started from fiscal year 2073/74 and will run continuously for 10
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Introduction: Buckwheat is one of the important cereal crops in world which was domesticated from their wild form. This crop is of multi uses where it can be used from leafy vegetable to its flour. In Nepal, buckwheat is commonly cultivated in High and Mid hills where it can be cultivated from 70 m altitude
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Bio-Security in Poultry Farming Introduction: Bio security refers to protecting farm animals or domesticated animal from hazardous things. During commercial farming of poultry birds, preventing contact of bacteria and viruses to poultry birds is referred to as bio security. If such bio security measures are not adopted in poultry farms, they are easily attacked by
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Corona Virus Vaccine Update Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as threatening biological weapon for human civilization globally at present. It was first appeared in a 55 years old person in Wuhan city of Hubei province of China. It has already been 10 months after the first case of novel corona virus. Most countries globally adapt
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Chayote (Skush) Cultivation Introduction: Skush (Chayote) is perennial cucurbit crop which can be cultivated for tender growing tips as leafy vegetable, tender fruit and rhizome (tarul) in single season which makes it multi-purpose vegetable crop. But young fruits are the main harvest of chayote in Nepal which are consumed as vegetable and pickles. It is
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Introduction: Banana is one of the important fruit crops grown in Nepal which is rich source of nutrient and is relatively cheaper than other fruit crops in Nepal. It is cultivated in Terai, Inner-Terai, lower hills and besins region of Nepal which has developed as cash crop in some Terai districts of Nepal. Banana plant
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Introduction: Tomato crops are very prone to diseases at seedlings stage, during harvesting stage and after picking of fruit and transport stage. Among the total diseases occurring in tomato, diseases according to causative organisms are as disease caused by fungus, by bacterial, by nematode and by virus. They are briefly described in the paragraph below:
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Introduction: Aphids are the sucking insect pest which are major attacking pest in vegetable crops. Since they can reproduce and multiply in very short period and can cause direct or indirect effect to the production of farmers, special attention for management of this pest is necessary. Their reproduction and multiplication rates are higher at high
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