Agriproduction Marketing

Tomato ( Lycopersican esculentum ) belongs to solanaceae family. It is native to Mexico and was called tomati. Being a popular vegetable universally, tomato is a frost susceptible crop and loves warm season to grow. The crop grows under a wide range of environmental conditions but needs plenty of sunshine, comparatively cool nights with 15 -20  temperature. It requires warm days with temperature range of 25  30  for optimum production. Tomatoes do not set fruits when average night and day temperature exceeds 25 - 35  respectively. This crop is grown from sea level to snow line as one of the leading and popular vegetables in Pakistan. In 2010-11, tomato crop was planted on 52300 hectares land, which gave 529600 tons production (Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan, 210-11).  It is eaten in fresh, cooked and processed form in the world. In Pakistan, it is cooked with almost every dish in the kitchen ...

  Introduction: Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus ), native of South Asia , belongs to cucurbitaceae family. Its cultivation goes back at lease 3000 years in India and 2000 years in China . Early travelers brought cucumber to Mediterranean countries 3000 to 4000 years ago. Cucumber plants were cultivated in UK in early fourteenth century, where the fruits were known as cow cumbers. In agriculture changes have been widespread in land use and cropping systems. Land is now being used less for subsistence production and more for marketable crops. In cropping systems, the switch-over is from labour-intensive staples to high pay-off vegetables crops, which have been emerging as field activity with fairly extensive development and financial potentials in most of the areas in Pakistan. Cucumber is a popular vegetable all over the world. It is eaten in fresh and cooked forms. In Pakistan , it is mostly eaten fresh as salad with meal. It is cultivated through out the country as normal season ...

Introduction: Almost 50 kinds of vegetables, okra being one of them, are grown in the country. Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus L ., is a member of the family Malvaceae, which originated from tropical Africa , was grown in Mediterranean region. The wild species of crop were also found in India. Okra occupies an important place in vegetable culture in Pakistan. It is grown in summer season in the entire country and used as a vegetable. However, adoption of improved cultural practices and crop management are the prerequisites for getting higher yields with comparatively low production costs. This is possible only with prior planning based on a sound footing, which includes the use of high quality seed with a known source ensuring genetic purity, proper time of planting, soil preparation and use of balanced fertilizer doses at a reasonably suitable time in line with the recommendations of experts, which is the first leg of planning. On the second leg, the cultural practices, inhibition of ...

  INTRODUCTION: Vegetables are an integral part of the cropping pattern but occupy only 2 % of the total cultivated area of Pakistan. Almost 50 kinds of vegetables, onion being one of them, are grown in the country. Onion, Allium cepa L. , a bulb, is a member of the family Alliaceae , originated from Central Asia i.e. Afghanistan , Tajikistan and Uzbekistan . Most of the wild species were found in Central Asia . Onion occupies an important place in vegetable culture here in Pakistan. It is grown throughout the year in the entire country and used as a vegetable and condiment in almost every savoury dish of the family menu. Onion being pungent in nature is an essential item of the Asian kitchen, which is due to the presence of a volatile oil, allylpropyl disulfide and numerous other sulfur-containing compounds.                Freshly harvested onions bulbs. In Pakistan , onions c...

  Introduction: Pakistan has a highly diversified topography and climate. The diversity of climate allows the cultivation of a wide range of temperate, tropical and subtropical crops of vegetables in the country. Therefore, the vegetable sector has the greatest potential of growth in the country. Vegetables are the integral part of the cropping pattern of the country. But out of 20 millions ha cropped area, vegetables occupy only 2 %. The vegetables production is almost static on farm level due to the use of inferior quality seed coupled with other natural hazards like pests and diseases. Pakistan is a high potential area for vegetable culture because of varied agro-climatic conditions. Besides normal season, off-season production is also in vogue at higher altitudes in the mountains and frost-free areas and frosty areas in winter season under low-plastic tunnels in the plains. Most of the seed requirements are met through imports from Japan, USA, European countries, China, T...