nutrient rich alluvial soils (Environment NSW‚ 2011) allow for potentially high quality fruit and vegetable produce as well as poultry products (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2010-2011). The location also provides quick and easy access to major ports and markets‚ meaning produce is fresh and transport costs are minimised. Vegetables: The Penrith City Region produces a massive 4.2% of fresh vegetable products despite its small area (figure #‚ ABS 2010/11). The Nepean River provides water
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Citrus microcarpa A Great Citrus Fruit to Know and Grow Lewis Kho Harold E. Tamdang AMA Computer College Author’s Note This paper was prepared for NSCI01-A (General Chemistry) taught by Romeo E. Bejar‚ Jr. Cpe. Description: Calamansi (scientific name: Citrus microcarpa) is a fruit tree in the family Rutaceae that was developed in and is very popular throughout Southeast Asia‚ especially the Philippines‚ where it is most commonly used for cooking. In the west it is variously known as
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Hydroponic Vegetable Production By CYF Hydroponics has often been thought of as the future of growing‚ what many people do not realize is that the concept has been around for a very long time and already has been applied to agriculture. Hydroponics is not just for flowers; in fact with its growing popularity in the past decade hydroponics has begun to be used for commercial vegetable production around the world. It is attracting to farmers because it presents them with a way
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Aonla or Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis) is an indigenous fruit to Indian subcontinent. Owing to hardy nature‚ suitability to various waste-lands‚ high productivity/unit area (15–20t/ha)‚ nutritive and therapeutic value aonla have become an important fruit. Its fruits are a rich source of vitamin ‘C’. Aonla fruit is highly valued among indigenous medicines. It is acrid‚ cooling‚ refrigerant‚ diuretic and laxative. Dried fruits have been reported to be useful in haemorrhages‚ diarrhoea‚ dysentery
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Project Title: Fruits and vegetables have voltage? Problem & Purpose: The purpose of the experiment is to understand how battery works and find out which fruit and vegetables that we eat can be used as an alternative way for a battery source. I become interested on seeing how batteries where used to power up my flash light and toys.
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MANGOSTEEN FRUIT | | | | The Mangosteen Fruit is by far the most exotic fruit in the world. It has been researched and studied so much that this site is dedicated to bring you all that information and research. | | The Mangosteen contains several classes of phytonutrient antioxidants and is the only place in nature to contain a broad spectrum of a new class of phytonutrients called Xanthones. The potent effects on human health of the Mangosteen have been observed for centuries in Southeast
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Fruit Glue While the idea of gluing fruit together may sound novel‚ it was pointed out that the process is nothing more than an extrapolation of a fruit terrine. Still‚ we find that the ability to layer fruits and vegetables together is really exciting. Especially when we look beyond using just gelatin‚ which is the traditional bonding agent in fruit terrines and only effective at cold temperatures. Instead‚ we were inspired by the synergy of hydrocolloids. The first combination of ingredients
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A vegetable is an edible plant or part of a plant‚ but usually excludes seeds and most sweet fruit. This typically means the leaf‚ stem‚ or root of a plant. The non-biological definition of a vegetable is largely based on culinary and cultural tradition. Therefore‚ the application of the word is somewhat arbitrary‚ based on cultural and/or personal views. Vegetables are most often cooked in savoury or salty dishes. However‚ a few vegetables can be used in desserts and other sweet dishes‚ such as
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Dragon fruit in Vietnam has three main varieties: red-skinned fruit with white flesh‚ red-skinned fruit with red flesh and yellow-skinned fruit with white flesh. Since the white-fleshed dragon fruit (or Pitaya) can grow stronger‚ larger and produce sweeter fruit than other varieties‚ they are much more planted in the Vietnam. Dragon fruit with red and yellow flesh are also popular‚ but the area for red-fleshed dragon fruit in the rural areas in Vietnam is trivial and its productivity equals only
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Dried fruit is fruit that has been dried‚ either naturally or through use of a machine‚ such as a dehydrator. Vine fruits make up over three-quarters of the total global dried fruit volume. Prunes (also referred to as plums) and dates are other examples of popular dried fruits in the EU. Dried fruit has a long shelf life and can therefore provide a good alternate to fresh fruit‚ allowing out of season fruits to be available. Drying is a good way to preserve fruit in the absence of refrigeration
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