Agro scrible

INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Papaya ( Carica papaya ) has been introduced into India by Portuguese in the middle of sixteenth century. Papaya is otherwise called as Wonder fruit of tropics and subtropics, backyard fruit, breakfast fruit, papaw and tree melon. It has high Nutritive value and it is It is rich in Vitamin A , moderate in vitamin C and rich source of calcium . Most of us know the edible part of papaya is fruit and it is consumed as whole. Other than that we can get extra income by growing papaya. Papain is the enzyme extracted in papaya before its maturity stage. It has many uses , let us discuss more about papain. PAPAIN Papain is an enzyme found in the white fluid (latex) that occurs in raw papaya fruit. It is a protease, meaning it breaks down proteins. Papain contains substances that might help fight infection and heal wounds. Papain extraction  Papain present in the latex tapped from 70-90 days old mature but unripe fruits. Latex is tapped by giving four longitudinal

             RICE GROWING SEASONS AND IMPORTANT RICE VARIETIES IN TAMILNADU Rice is a geed of the grass Oryza sativa (asian rice) or less commonly Oryza glaberrima (african grass). It requires Maximum temperature of 36-38°c, and Minimum temperature of 10-12°c. The Optimum temperature required is 30-32°c. For Rice cultivtion annual rainfall of 1000-4500 mm is required.    Seasons and Duration: Short duration( 90 - 120 days ) : Navarai, Sornavari, Kar, Kuruvai, Late Thaladi Medium duration (120-140 days): Early Samba, Samba, Late Samba, Thaladi/Pishanam, Late Thaladi, Late Pishanam. Long duration (140-180 days) : Early Samba, Samba, Late Samba, Thaladi/Pishanam, Late Pishanam. Rice varieties that ruling all over the TAMILNADU: A] Short duration varieties;   1] IR 64     This variety of rice has growing Duration (Days): 115 – 120 and they are white in colour.  2] CO 47        This variety of rice has growing Duration (Days): 110 – 115 and they are white in colour. This variety is resis

TH E BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE                                              -a Basics in blockchain and their application in Agriculture       BLOCK CHAIN:                   A blockchain is essential and massive digital ledger that records financial transactions. It can also be used to securely keep important and valuable records, protecting them from alteration, left or abuse.      AGRICULTURE:          It is the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool and other products.      BLOCKCHAIN IN AGRICULTURE:          The blockchain technology enables the traceability of information in the food supply chain and thus helps to improve food safety.         It provides secure way of storing and managing data, which facilitates the development and use of data-driven innovation for smart farming and smart index based agriculture insurance.          Now blockchain technol