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Start learning 50% faster. Sign in nowThe major commercial source of natural rubber latex is the Pará rubber tree ( Hevea brasiliensis) a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. This species is preferred because it grows well under cultivation. A properly managed tree responds to wounding by producing more latex for several years. Mesoamerican trees are domesticated plants of Mesoamerica , established by agricultural developments and practices over several thousand years of pre-Columbian history, include maize and capsicum. Melaleuca trees have white flowers which are small and crowded in bottlebrush-like spikes at branch tips. The fruit are short, cylindric or squarish, woody capsules with many tiny seeds.Melaleuca produceshuge quantities of seeds, which become smalltrees, which grow into almost impenetrable monocultures. Pine trees reproduce byproducingseeds. Unlike deciduoustrees, whichproduceseeds that are surrounded by fruit,pineseeds are located on scales of structures called cones (pinecones).
World Vegetable Centre previously known as Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre is located at
In calcareous soil, effervescence is visible when treated with diluted 0.1 N HCl due to release of which of the following?
What will be the gross irrigation requirement of a field having net irrigation requirement 400 mm and field irrigation efficiency 80%?
PAR falls in the range of wavelength of
What is the name of the group of fungi which lead to spoilage of food having high sugars and high salt concentration like dried fruits, jam, honey?
The first vaccine against smallpox disease was developed in the year 1797 by _____
FSSAI has been mandated by the FSS Act, 2006 for performing which of the following functions
Loans against hypothecation of agriculture produce for upto 12 months period subject to a limit of upto………………………. against NWR/eNWR.
What does a more elastic curve signify in terms of price and quantity consumed?
The line spectra of two elements are not identical because-