M. Jangyukala

Nagaland University · Department of horticulture

Effective microorganisms (EM) is an innovative zero waste technology developed with a motive to utilize beneficial microorganisms for sustainable cultivation practices. Studies have shown that EM improves the soil quality and crop health. EM is also used as organic pesticide and fungicides. It interacts with the soil-plant ecosystem by controlling...

An investigation was done in the Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Medziphema, Nagaland University during 2021 to study the effect of glycerine on drying of common lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina). Results showed that immersion method (M 2) of glycerine application recorded the maximum score for the...

An experiment was conducted to determine the suitable harvest stage as well as to identify the best desiccant by drying of flowers in hot air oven at 400C for rose cv. Bordeaux at the Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland during December 2017. Three stages...

Orchids are highly valued due to its exotic beauty, fragrant and long-lasting qualities. The orchid with its 20,000 to 30,000 species in some 700 to 800 genera is known to belong to one of the largest family "Orchidaceae" among flowering plants, and exhibits almost innumerable hybrid and limitless varieties. A hybrid is biologically defined as the...

Orchids are highly valued due to its exotic beauty, fragrant and long-lasting qualities. The orchid with its 20,000 to 30,000 species in some 700 to 800 genera is known to belong to one of the largest family "Orchidaceae" among flowering plants, and exhibits almost innumerable hybrid and limitless varieties. A hybrid is biologically defined as the...

There are a large number of plants used as spices and classification or grouping can be done according to different systems. One system of classification is based on plant parts used which may be a fruit, berry, seed, rhizome, root, leaves, bark, bulb, kernel, aril, pulp / rind, latex and also from flower and floral parts. Spices from flower and fl...

The organic movement comprises of those organizations and individuals who are proactively involved in mitigating the use of synthetic inputs and helps promote organic farming. Over the preceding decade, the organic farming movement has swiftly expanded in India and global. Throughout the twentieth century, organic farming movements emerged in vario...