What is meant by Ethnobotany? To understand in simple terms, ethnobotany is a composite word- made of two different words. Those are ‘ethnic‘ and ‘botany‘. Ethnic general refers to anything considered as native or indigenous to a specific place. While, botany is simply the study of plants. Technically speaking, ethnobotany is a combination of two […]
List of Plants That Grow in Acidic, Basic and Saline Soils
What are the various Soil Types? These are the basic main types of soils. They are: Impact of Soil Type in Plants: Healthy soil is crucial for growth of all plant types and all sorts of vegetation from just home lawns and gardens to shrubs and herbs in the forest. For plant growth, soil pH, […]
Plant Grafting Techniques – Traditional and Modern Methods
What Is Plant Grafting And What Is Its Basic Method? Grafting is an agricultural practice of creating unique plant species by using two different but closely related species of plants by artificial means. For this purpose, the rootstock of one plant and the scion of a second plant is used and they are kept in […]
What is Plant Grafting? Techniques, Uses and Importance
What is Plant Grafting and How is it done? Simply defined, Plant grafting is an artificial technique of joining two plants using any of these parts-stem, root, branch or even a bud. The two parts are then tightly bound together using grafting tape to ensure they remain in as close contact as possible so that […]
20 Harmful And Deadly Toxic and Poisonous Plants in Pakistan
INTRODUCTION: Plants are the important component and basis of the ecosystem. Plants are autotrophic in nature that is they can produce their own food through photosynthesis by the transformation of sunlight. Plants give us oxygen, food, shelter and there are many more applications of plants in different sectors such as healthcare and medicine, food industry, […]
10 Indoor Plants For Improving Indoor Air Quality At Home
INTRODUCTION: The plants are important part of the environment as they are the producers that can make their food by their own. They are multicellular living organisms that contain chlorophyll that converts solar energy into food. The plants absorb carbon dioxide from the environment and release oxygen into the environment decreasing the concentration of carbon […]
Plants of Pakistan With Names and Pictures – Pakistani Flora
Plant (Flora) Diversity In Pakistan Pakistan is a country rich in diversity of vegetation. We have a lot of different kinds of plants present in Pakistan, many of them even endemic and who knows how many yet to be discovered. Pakistan has a huge variety of plants due to the vast variety of ecosystems and […]
Agroforestry – Importance and Application in Pakistan
INTRODUCTION Pakistan is an agrarian country, where the demand for food is increasing because of the growing population. Agroforestry is an agriculture practice that has various ecological, social, and economical advantages. You may like to read Sustainable Agriculture Practices and their Advantages. AGROFORESTRY This term is defined as a unit of land use management systems […]
10 Plants That You Can Grow In Water At Home
Home gardening is not difficult anymore. There is a wide variety of plants that you can grow at home either in water or soil base. Here in this article, 10 water plants are mentioned that can easily be grown at home/indoors. The depleting resources of the Earth are a triggering cause for finding sustainable solutions […]
15 Amazing Quote Wallpaper Pictures about Trees and Forests
Trees and forests are the lungs of our Earth, but unfortunately we humans are destroying our own world’s lungs by deforestation. We cut more trees than we plant them, and due to this fast paced deforestation, our world is already facing a lot of issues like global warming and air pollution etc. The importance of […]