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Fig 1: GINGER Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. Other plants in this family includes: turmeric (Curcuma longa), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), galangal, myoga (Zingiber…

Fig 1: TUMERIC Turmeric "Curcuma longa" is also known as golden spice. It is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. A perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the…

Fig 1: WORM Vermiponics is a soil-less growing technique that combines hydroponics and vermiculture where worm waste are used as a nutrient solution for plants. It can also be refered to as…

Fig 1: BIOTURBATION Bioturbation is the process by which plants and animals move, mix, and restructure soil and sediment. It can simply be defined as the mixing of soil or sediments…

Fig 1: DROUGHT AND HEAT STRESS Water is a nessessity substance that all living things cannot do without. It is important for: Temperature regulation, aid digestion, nutrient absorption and waste removal…

Fig 1: SOIL NUTRIENT IMBALANCE A nutrient imbalance in soil occurs when the amount of essential nutrients for plants is either too low or too high or when it is…

Fig 1: NUTRIENTS AT SOIL EXCHANGE SITE Nutrient movement in soils and nutrient absorption by plants is a complex and essential process for the growth and development of all plant…

Fig 1 Sesame (Sesamum indicum), is a plant in the family Pedaliacea and genus Sesamum. It is also called several names like simsim,  benne  or  gingelly. It is believed to have likely…

Fig 1: SHRIMPS Shrimps farming is becoming popular and also increasing all over the world. The highest shrimps and prawn producer lies in the Asian continent where millions of shrimps…

Fig 1: CUCUMBERS Cucumber (Cucumis sativus), is a creeping plant of the gourd family  (Cucurbitaceae), belong to the order Cucurbitales and containing 98 genera and about 975 species. It is widely cultivated for its edible…