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Pomelo is very large citrus fruit of botanical name Citrus maxima. It is very sweet taste after ripening . Have you ever tried a honey pomelo ? This large citrus fruit can be found in the produce section from late fall to early spring. Here's more about this tasty unique citrus fruit.The fruit is used in many festive celebrations throughout Southeast Asia. After a Captain Shaddock of an East India Company ship introduced it to Barbados, the fruit was called "shaddock" in English. The fruit is also known as jabong in Hawaii and jambola in varieties of English spoken in South Asia. The etymology of the word "pomelo" is uncertain. It may be an alteration of "pompelmoes", in Tamil pomelo are called pampa limasu, which means "big citrus". The name was adopted by the Portuguese as pomposos limoes and then by the Dutch as pompelmoes. Typically, the fruit is pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white ( or, more rarely , pink or red) fle...

Citrus Fruits: They are curious, they are tricky, they are very tasty. If mangoes are considered the "king" of fruits, citrus fruits certainly make up the royal court. The right combination of sweet and sour flavors provided by citrus fruits makes them some of the most preferred and sought-after fruits worldwide. After all, who has felt the pleasure of sucking on a cold orange popschool on a hot summer afternoon? Citrus is a group of flowering trees and shrubs in the cotton family. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapes, pomelos, and limes. The genus Citrus is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia. Various citrus species have been used and domesticated in these areas since ancient times. From there its cultivation spread to Micronesia and Polynesia by Austronesian expansion (c. 3000–1500 BC); And via the incense trade route in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Sea (c....

Vegetable Farming : A vegetable farmer from Tripuga, a municipality in Udaipur district of Nepal,reminded that until a few years ago his community depended on neighboring districts or Indian states for vegetables. Udaipur has seen a transformational change in recent years, in which land plots were abandoned for years after being converted into vegetation patches. Supporting rural livelihoods and climate change adaptation in the Himalayas (Himalayas) initiative, three village development committees (VDCs) in the district are working in Bagaha, Rauta and Sauna to develop climate resilient vegetation value chains. In these VDCs, farmers are growing vegetables of cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, green chillies, chilies, radishes and gourd varieties. "Most of us grow enough vegetables to eat and sell in the market," Ghimire said. The ability to do so has improved the socio-economic conditions of the rural people of Udaipur. In a pilot village of Rauta with farmer communit...

Rice Farming :   If you are wondering how " rice is grown" then you are at right place. Here we are talking more about the business of rice farming. Rice farming is very common and popular worldwide. And rice is the number one and most widely eaten staple food in the world. Rice is eaten as a stable food by a large portion of the world's human population (especially in Asia). Rice is actually the seed of the grass species Origa sativa (or Origa globerrima for African rice). Rice (a monocot) is generally grown as an annual plant. But in tropical regions, rice plants can survive as a perennial and produce a crop for up to 30 years. Depending on the variety and soil fertility, the rice plant can grown from 3.3 feet to 5.9 feet or more. The leaves of rice plants are 20-39 inches long and less than 1 inch wide (usually 0.79-0.98 inches). The flowers are very small and are pollinated by air. The flowers are produced in a branching arch for a 12-20 inch long pendulous inf...

Herb in general use, are plants with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, medicinal purposes, or for fragrances; excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients. Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices. Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant , while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits. Herbs have a variety of uses including cullinary, medicinal and in some cases, spiritual. General usage of the term "herb" differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs; in medicinal or spiritual use , any parts of the plant might be considered as herbs, including leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, root bark, inner bark (and cambium ), resin and pericarp. Definition In botany, the term herb refers to a herbaceous plant, defined as a small, seed-bearing plant without a woody stem in which all aerial parts (i.e...

Motorcycle components and systems for a motorcycle are engineered, manufactured and assembled in order to produce motorcycle models with the desired performance, aesthetics and cost. The key components of modern motorcycles are presented below. Chassis of motorcycle includes the frame and suspension along with the front forks, of the vehicle. Frame is typically made from welded aluminium or steel struts, with the rear suspension being an integral component in the design. Carbon-fiber, titanium and magnesium are used in a few very expensive custom frames. The frame includes the head tube that holds the front fork and allows it to pivot. Some motorcycles include the engine as a load-bearing stressed member, this has been used all through motorcycle history but is now becoming more common. Oil-in-frame chassis, where the lubricating oil is stored in the frame of the motorcycle, was used for Vincent motorcycles of the 1950s, and for a while during the 1970s on some NVT British...