Drip Irrigation is a modern means of irrigation system which supply water at the root zone of a plant based on true water requirement. This type of micro irrigation system are useful for irrigate orchard gardens like mango, banana, citrus, etc, different cash crops like strawberry, dragon fruit, sweet corn, etc, and any other row […]
Dragon Fruit Farming Guide Dragon fruits are sweet fruit from cactus plants in the genus Hylocereus and Selenecereus. Dragon fruits, which are harvested using a clipper, are consumed raw or can be used in value addition to better products like cream, juices and yoghurt. Once they mature, the plants produce beautiful pink flowers from which
In Kenya, mango farming is done mostly in the eastern parts of the country and the coastal strip. Ripe fruits are consumed raw as desserts, or processed into fruit juices as and other products. Mango varieties In Kenya, the arid Eastern region leads in producing of all mangoes grown at 61 percent, followed by Rift
Valencia and Washington navel (seedless) are the main orange varieties in Kenya. Matures after 2-3 years. Washington navel is a seedless variety bigger and tastier compared to Valencia which does well in warm and dry climate. Grafting with lemons on both varieties gives an orange tree which matures in a shorter period of time. On
Description: There are various types of avocadoes but the most famous are fuerte and hass varities. Hass variety is the best due to its marketability.it is mostly grown for export and thus its high demand. Requirement for growth: Hass avocado is cultivated over a wide range of climates, with a 2500m altitude above sea level
Pomegranate tree grows to about five and eight meters tall. A completely established tree bears many round, bright red, purple, or orange-yellow colored fruits depending on the cultivar types. On an average, each fruit measures about 6-10 cm in diameter and weighs about 200 gm. Pomegranate is one of the healthiest fruits on earth. Pomegranate has many incredible health benefits
Introduction Tree tomato also known as Tamarillo is an egg-shaped edible fruit. The fruit contains high levels of fiber, vitamin A, B, C E and K and minerals, specifically iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous and is low in calories. It is an important source of pectin, carotene, and protein. Vitamin C, E and B-carotene (pro-vitamin
