Orange Fruit and Its Origins

Orange Fruit and Its Origins By Francis Murphy Whether sweet or sour, oranges score a favorite with many. It belongs to the citrus family and is the major fruit, besides others such as tangerines, mandarins, clementines and satsumas. The fruit is soft and fleshy, with or without seeds. The fruit is also formed from a single...

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How Many Calories Are in Grapes?

How Many Calories Are in Grapes? By Amy Sue Miller Grapes are a flavorful, healthy snack. You can have one cup (160 grams) and consume only 110 calories in grapes. This fruit offers various nutritional factors. They grow in clusters of 15 to 300 in various colors of yellow, green, orange, pink, dark blue, black and crimson....

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Tomato Growing Tips on Crop Rotation and Pest Control

Tomato Growing Tips on Crop Rotation and Pest Control By Kaye Dennan Crop rotation is what most gardeners think of when talking about improving the nutritional value of their soil through growing different crops each year. But crop rotation is also beneficial in breaking the cycle of pests and diseases. Many tomato gardeners...

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How to Choose Good Quality Wheat

How to Choose Good Quality Wheat By S Bansal Wheat is mainly utilized for consumption. Wheat is transformed into flour so that human can consume it through various methods. Wheat is mainly utilized for making bread and also other bakery items. Owing to its high rates, the utilization of wheat is limited for animal feed and...

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Sugar Cane - Worlds Biggest Source of Sugar

Sugar Cane - Worlds Biggest Source of Sugar By Melissa Leong Sugar cane is where the vast majority of the worlds source of sugar comes from. Sugar beets on the other hand, is also utilized in some regions for sugar extraction. The attractiveness of sugar beet as a cash crop has been on the rise even though the huge majority...

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