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A dwarf rootstock of pear is Quince C. It is a semi-dwarfing rootstock suitable for bush trees in situations such as small gardens and allotments.
Quince rootstock is usually used for dwarf pears. The quince (Cydonia oblonga) has been used for centuries as a rootstock for pear.
Such stocks produce dwarf trees that are earlier bearing (with some varieties) than standard trees. Will grow to 2.5 - 3.5 m (8 - 12′) eventually. The fruit from dwarf trees may mature a bit early, but it is of good quality.

Seed rate is defined as the amount of seed required for a unit area of land to grow any crop successfully. In other words, the amount of seed required to raise a crop successfully on a given land is called a seed rate for that crop of the land.
The seed rate of cucumber is 4 - 5 kg/ ha.
The seed rate of bottle gourd is 6 - 8 kg/ ha.
The seed rate of bitter gourd is 4 - 6 kg/ha.
The seed rate of sponge gourd is 3 - 4 kg/ha. It is not 8 - 10 kg/ha. Thus it is not correctly paired.

Wine prepared from the juice of pears is Perry, also known as Pear cider.
It is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the Perry pear. Perry pear trees can live to a great age and can be fully productive for 250 years.
Traditional Perry making is broadly similar to traditional cider making, in that the fruit is picked, crushed, and pressed to extract the juice, which is then fermented using the wild yeasts found on the fruit's skin.

Botanically Pumpkin is Pepo.
Pepo is a Berry with a hard, thick, and fleshy rind, multi-seeded fruit. It is a typical fruit of the gourd family, (Cucurbitaceae). E.g. watermelon, cucumber, squash, cantelope and pumpkin.
A pumpkin is a cultivar of winter squash that is round with smooth, slightly ribbed skin and is most often deep yellow to orange in coloration. The thick shell contains seeds and pulp.

Around 200 m² is recommended for kitchen gardening for a family of five.
Nearly five cents of land is sufficient to provide vegetables throughout the year for a family consisting of five members. A rectangular garden is preferred to a square plot or a long strip of land.
A kitchen garden is a space to grow herbs, leafy greens, vegetables and fruit organically for everyday use inside the kitchen.

Ber variety suitable for making chuhara is Umran.
Fruits of this variety are oval with smooth and glossy skin. It is of golden yellow colour and on maturity, it changes to a golden brown. It gets mature in March end to Mid-April. Gives an average yield of 150 - 200 kg per tree.
Umran is the commercial variety of ber with a high pulp-to-stone ratio and high TSS, thus used in making Chuhara.

National Horticultural Mission (NHM) was started during 2005 - 06.
National Horticulture Mission (NHM) is an Indian horticulture Scheme promoted by the Government of India. It was launched under the 10^th five-year plan in the year 2005 - 06. While the Government of India contributes 85%, 15% share is contributed by State Governments.
The NHM's key objective is to develop horticulture to the maximum potential available in the state and to augment the production of all horticultural products (fruits, vegetables, flowers, cocoa, cashew nut, plantation crops, spices, medicinal aromatic plants) in the state.

Udaipur-102 is one of the onion cultivars that are not red.
It is released by RAU, Bikaner Campus, Udaipur. The bulbs are white, round to flat in shape with a low percentage of small bulbs.
The size of the bulb ranges from 4.5 - 6.5 cm. it matures in 120 days after transplanting. TSS is about 12%. The average yield is 30 - 35 t/ha.

The chief ingredient of the medicinal value of the bael is Marmelosin.
Marmelosin is believed to be the therapeutically active principle of bael fruit. It has shown antihelminthic and antibacterial activities. It can also be used as a laxative and for diuretic treatment.
The fruits, bark, leaves, seeds and roots of bael contain various bioactive compounds such as coumarin, xanthotoxol, imperatorin, aegeline and marmeline. These compounds can provide antidiabetic, anticancerous, antifertility, antimicrobial, immunogenic and insecticidal activities.

China is the leading producer with a production volume of nearly 594 million metric tons, followed by India with approximately 141.2 million metric tons of fresh vegetables, as of 2020 - 21.
China produces half of the world's vegetables. Chinese vegetables include Chinese cabbage, bok choy, mustard greens, winter radish, snow peas, yard-long beans and varieties of melons, eggplant and cucumbers, among others.