Citrus fruits have special importance due to their distinct flavors and therapeutic value. Citrus fruits are an excellent source of vitamin C with fair amounts of vitamins A and B and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. The…
Indoor plants have become increasingly popular as decorative assets, particularly in city homes where outside greenery is scarce. An amazing variety of foliage now blooms in homes. Flowering plants, evergreens, shrubs, small trees, even palms, cactus and succulents
The bulb is one of the nature’s ingenious inventions. The big attraction to bulbs among home gardeners is the ease with which they can be planted and the high probability that they will flower the following season without a lot…
Jujube or ber is cultivated all over the drier parts of the Indo-Pak subcontinent for its fresh fruits, which are rich in vitamins and minerals, because of this reason jujube is called “apple of the desert”.
Introduction Pakistan is a country of small farming households, where, floriculture is the best option of enhancing the income of the under privileged. Introduction to the floriculture crop could be an important intervention in this regard where the farmer can…
VEGETABLES, though, only second to staple when placed on national food security list, are facing enormous problems that are causing fall in production, and their post-harvest losses, already alarmingly high, are increasing.
Initiatives to improve horticulture output and marketing links of local farmers with local and foreign firms have been launched in Malakand division under the provincial reconstruction, rehabilitation and settlement programme.
According to horticulturist, Mohammad Rafiq of Sindh Horticulture Research Institute (SHRI), Mirpurkhas, mango is grown on 146,965 acres in the province and last year’s production stood at 378,977 tons.
The name grapefruit is probably derived from the fact that the fruits commonly occur in small clusters, rather singly. The original significance of the name of this important fruit is obscure. The fruit is borne in bunches and therefore, it…
Muhammad Azher Nawaz*, M. Amjad Ali, M. Mithal Jiskani and M. Azher Iqbal *Agriculture Officer, Dhanote District Lodhran. Citrus fruits have long been valued as part of a nutritious and tasty diet. The flavours provided by citrus are among…
