Cultivation of Linseeds or Flax Fiber Crop in India
Cultivation of Linseeds or Flax Fiber Crop in India Linseed, linola, and fiber flax are all synonyms for the same
Read MoreCultivation of Linseeds or Flax Fiber Crop in India Linseed, linola, and fiber flax are all synonyms for the same
Read MoreGroundnut ranks first place in India as an oil seed crop. Groundnut oil is important in vegetable oil (vanaspati ghee) production. Groundnut seed contains about 45 % oil and 26 % protein Groundnut whole kernel is highly digestible. It is, in the first place about as concentrated a portion of food as money can buy, one gram supplies 5.8 food calories.
Read MoreCastor is an important commercial oilseed crop; its seeds contain 45-47% non-edible oil. Due to its deep root system, drought hardiness, and quick growth, it has an important place in the cropping systems of dryland agriculture in semi-arid zones of India.
Read MoreIn northern India, soybeans can be planted from the third week of June to the first fortnight of July. But the first fortnight of July seems to be the best. June planting requires irrigation before sowing and also June planting takes a longer period to mature and is very much susceptible to yellow mosaic virus.
Read MoreAlthough sesamum can be grown in several soil types as long as they drain properly, sandy loam with sufficient soil moisture is ideal for its growth. It cannot be grown in extremely sandy, acidic, or alkaline soils.
Read MoreSunflower is a short-duration, photo-insensitive, wide adaptable, and drought-tolerant oilseed crop.
It can be grown at any time of the year and can serve as an ideal catch crop during the periods when land is otherwise left fallow.
Rapeseed and mustard can grow under a wide range of soil conditions varying from sandy loam to clay loam soils, but they thrive best on light loam soils. They neither tolerate waterlogging conditions
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