Showing posts with label Spicy things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spicy things. Show all posts

Monday, November 22, 2010

Spices,Kerala,cardamom, fenugreek,black pepper, Turmeric,hybrid variety ,Green revolution ,Hortus Malabaricus

Spices


Head office of Spices Board in Kerala is in Kochi .

Kerala is the Land of spices.

The spicy material which is extracted from the nutmeg is olioresin .

Queen of spices is cardamom

The spices which contain more amount of protiens is fenugreek .

The spices through which pollination occur through rain is black pepper.

The spice which contain more amount of iron is Turmeric .

The hybrid variety of Paddy s IR8.

The two scientific methods of cultivation of plants without soil are Hydroponics and Aeroponics .

Father of Green revolution -Dr .M S Swaminathan

Father of White Revolution -Dr. V Kurian

The state which is known as the store house of cereals is Andhra Pradesh .

The birth place of Black pepper ,Ginger , Turmeric and cardamom is in India .

The first Botanical Garden of India is in Kolkota .

Queen of Paddy is Basumati .

The mosaic disease commonly attacks on plants like tobacco and Tapioca .

H-165 is a hybrid variety ofTapioca .

The pathogen which causes Mandari disease in coconut is Virus .

The language of Hortus Malabaricus is Latin.