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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...

Maize   : also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant products pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, while are fruits. Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. However, little of this maize is consumed directly by humans; most is used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup.  The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn. Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn. Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn are usually grown for human consumption as kernels, while field corn varieties are used for animal feed, various corn-based human food uses ( including grinding into corneal or masa, pressing into corn oil, and f...

Mustard  : is a plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapsis in the family Brassicaceae. Mustard seed is used as a spice. Grinding and mixing the seeds with water, vinegar or other liquids creates the yellow condiment known as prepared mustard. The seeds can also be pressed to make mustard oil, and the edible leaves can be eaten as mustard greens. Species : Mild white mustard grows wild in North Africa , the Middle East, and Mediterranean Europe, and has spread farther by long cultivation; oriental mustard originally from the foothills of the Himalaya, is grown commercially in India, Canada, the US; black mustard is grown in Argentina, Chile, the US and some European countries. Canada and Nepal are the world's major producers of mustard seed, between them accounting for around 57% of world production in 2010. White mustard is commonly used as a cover crop in Europe. Many varieties exist, e.g. in Germany, Netherlands mainly differing in lateness of flowering and resistanc...

Cauliflower:    is a vegetable and farmed in field , most of the farmers are very keen to grow cauliflower. It is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea in the genus Brassica, which is in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed. Typically, only the head is eaten-the edible white flesh sometimes called curd (with similar appearance to cheese curd). The cauliflower head is composed of a white inflorescence meristem. Cauliflower heads resemble those in broccoli, which differs in having flower buds as the edible portion. Brassica oleracea also includes broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, and kale, collectively called cole crops, through they are of different cultivar groups. Harvesting When cauliflower is mature, heads appear as clear white, compact and 15-20 cm in diameter, and should be cooled shortly after harvest. Forced air cooling to remove heat from the field during hot weather may be needed for opti...

Pond : is ecosystem of having water as a home, fish are as predators  , zooplankton as micro-organisms. It is an area filled with water, either natural or artificial, that is smaller than a lake. It may arise naturally in floodplains as part of a river system or  be a somewhat isolated depression . It may contain shallow water with marsh and aquatic plants and animals. Factors that affect the type of life found in a pound include depth and duration of water level, nutrients, shade, presence or absence of inlets and outlets, effects of grazing and salinity. Ponds are frequently man-made or expanded beyond their original depth and bounds. Among their many uses, ponds provide water for agriculture and livestock, aid in habitat restoration, serve as fish hatches are components of landscape architecture, may be store thermal energy as solar ponds and treat wastewater as treatment ponds. Ponds may be fresh, saltwater or brackish Technical Definitions The technical distinction...