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5 Things to Consider in Your Vegetable Selection and Consumption
5 Things to Consider in Your Vegetable Selection and Consumption There are some important guidelines to consider in your vegetable selection and consumption, as not all vegetables are created equal. ♣ The Best Green Leafy Vegetables for Healthy Meals Here are 5 factors to consider; #01 Vegetables rich in colour generally indicate that they are…
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Reasons Why You Should Eat More Vegetables Daily.
Reasons Why You Should Eat More Vegetables Daily. No food group is denser with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and flavonoids than the vegetable group. This is particularly true for the vegetables that grow above the ground. Vegetables provide the good carbohydrates you need and much more. ♣ The Best Green Leafy Vegetables for Healthy Meals Protein…
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You are What You Ate; Beware the Unfamiliar Grain, Corn.
You are What You Ate; Beware the Unfamiliar Grain, Corn Most people can easily name the common grains such as rice, wheat, oats, barley, and rye, but forget that corn also belongs in that category, as they perceive corn to be a vegetable. Corn is a grain, and it has all the negative health impacts…
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Improving Your Wellbeing; The Dangers of Grains and Sugars
Improving Your Wellbeing; The Dangers of Grains and Sugars If you made no other adjustments to your diet but eliminating or vastly reducing grains and sugars it is likely your health would rapidly improve and within days you would start losing weight. Within weeks you would have a very noticeable improvement in both areas. Within…
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The medicinal values of Cayenne (Capsicum annuum)/ Hot Pepper
The medicinal values of Cayenne (Capsicum annuum)/ Hot Pepper Cayenne pepper is a spice and a herb with very unique properties. Cayenne contain active ingredients like; Capsaicin, carotenoids, vitamin C, flavonoids, steroidal saponins, volatile oils Its has an exciting flavor, and a magical ability to sustain a sense of well-being. Cayenne is one of the…
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The Role of Vegetables in Disease Prevention.
The Role of Vegetables in Disease Prevention Apart from providing nutrition, vegetables provide protection against many diseases. They are used in the traditional system of medicine in several countries including India. For example, bitter gourd is used for treating diabetes; the ash gourd is useful for patients with weak nervous systems. The use of vegetables…
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Principles of Clean and Quality Milk Production
Principles of Clean and Quality Milk Production Milk is the lacteal secretion of the mammary glands of animals. It is obtained generally from the cow or the buffalo during the period following at least 72 hours after calving or until the milk is colostrum-free. Milk is a white opaque fluid in which fat is present…
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Embryogenesis and Theories on Embryogenesis
Embryogenesis and Theories on Embryogenesis Embryogenesis An embryo is defined as a plant in its initial stage of development. Each embryo possesses two distinct poles, one to form a root and the other to shoot, and is the product of the fusion of gametes. In some plant species, embryos are produced without the fusion of…
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How to Processed Seeds for Storage and the types of equipment used in Seed Treatments
How to Processed Seeds for Storage and the types of equipment used in Seed Treatments Pre-storage treatments of seeds. Pre-storage treatments of harvest-fresh seed are primarily aimed towards protection against deteriorated senescence during storage. Seed storage which is again threatened by insect and pathogen attack, can also be taken care of by prescribed pre-storage seed…
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Methods of Seed Treatment Before Sowing for Maximum Germination Potential
Methods of Seed Treatment Before Sowing for Maximum Germination Potential Maintaining the quality of seed is dependent on many environmental factors, some of which are moisture, temperature, humidity, and storage conditions. Even though these factors are properly accounted for, seed quality may still be reduced by certain seed-borne diseases or destroyed by insects and other…
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Seed Processing, Equipment Used, and How the Equipment Works.
Seed lots received from the field often contain high moisture content and trash and other inert material, weed seeds, deteriorated and damaged seeds, off-size seeds, etc. Seed processing is necessary to dry the seeds to a safe moisture level; Remove or reduce to the extent possible the various undesirable materials, weed seeds, other crop seeds,…
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Basic Factors Responsible for the Deterioration of Harvested Fruits and Vegetables
Enzyme changes Enzymes that are endogenous to plant tissues can have undesirable or desirable consequences. The effects of enzymatic changes include: the post-harvest spoilage of fruit and vegetables oxidation of phenolic substances in plant tissues by phenolase (leading to browning) sugar – starch conversion in plant tissues by amylases post-harvest demethylation of pectic substances in…
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Herbicide Classification, Formulations and Methods 0f Application
Herbicide Classification, Formulations and Methods 0f Application Herbicide is a chemical used to kill some targeted plants. Principles of chemical weed control The selectivity exhibited by certain chemicals to cultivated crops in controlling their associated weeds without affecting the crops forms basis for the chemical weed control. Such selectivity may be due to differences in…
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Integrated Weed Management, Advantages and Limitation of Herbicide Usage
Integrated weed management may be defined as the combination of two or more weed-control methods at low input levels to reduce weed competition in a given cropping system below the economical threshold level. It has proved to be a valuable concept in a few cases, though much is still to be done to extend it…
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Crop-Weed Association, Crop-Weed Competition and Allelopathy
Weeds possess many growth characteristics and adaptations that enable them to exploit successfully the numerous ecological niches left unoccupied by crop cultures. Weeds compete with themselves and with crop plants. Among the more important adaptations relevant to competitive advantage are properly synchronized germination, rapid establishment and growth of seedlings, tolerance to shading effects by the…
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Rabbit Production in Ghana.
Rabbit Production in Ghana. Content; Rabbit and its importance General characteristics of rabbits Some common breeds of rabbits How to select a good breed of rabbit for rearing Reproduction and taking care of rabbits from birth to maturity Diseases and pests that affect rabbits, and how to control them. Marketing of rabbit products Problems associated…
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How to Can Your Food At Home.
The Principles of Canning The purpose of canning is to destroy the causes of food spoilage. Food is made to spoil by tiny organisms called molds, yeasts, and bacteria. It may also spoil because of enzymes. The canner must understand how these spoilers work in order to can food properly. Enzymes, Yeasts, and Molds. Enzymes…
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Why dogs never get missing no matter how long they have gone away from home.
Why dogs never get lost, no matter how long they have been away from home. Animals have unique characteristics and behaviors that help them survive daily. Some of these characters include; Communication Courtship Territoriality Their feeding habits Dogs are used for security purposes and to safeguard properties. They have a very high sense of smell…
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Why some gari are white and others are pale-yellow?
Why some gari are white and others are pale-yellow? Gari is one of the foods consumed by many and a lot of people cannot do without it. It has saved a lot of families from hunger. It contains mainly carbohydrates (starch). Gari can be eaten raw, It can also be eaten with beans popularly known…
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Leaf structure, description, and modifications.
Leaf structure, description, and modifications. Leaves, which are initiated as primordia by the apical meristems, are vital to life as we know it because they are the principal sites of photosynthesis on land, providing the base of the food chain. Leaves expand by cell enlargement and cell division at the apical meristem. Most leaves are…
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