Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima. As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East and South Asia, the Middle East...     

Cotton was first cultivated in the Old World 7,000 years ago (5th millennium BC-4th millennium BC), by the inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization, which covered a huge swath of the northwestern part of the Indian subcontin...    

* The poor productivity of most of the coconut plantations is undoubtedly due to faulty, improper or inadequate soil management. * A fuller appreciation of this fact and a systematic adoption of improved practices will help to st...