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Allium porrum is Leek.
The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk.
Leeks are easy to grow from seed and tolerate standing in the field for an extended harvest, which takes place up to 6 months from planting.

Shade loving annual is Balsam, Alyssum and Salvia.
Balsam is the resinous exudate (or sap) that forms on certain kinds of trees and shrubs. Balsam is a quick-growing flower that can be grown in shade.
Sweet alyssum flowers are best with at least six hours of full sun but can tolerate partial shade. In warmer climates, plants perform best with protection from the hot afternoon sun.
Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae. Salvia species include annual, biennial, or perennial herbaceous plants, along with woody subshrubs.

Downy mildew of muskmelon is controlled by the systemic fungicide Ridomil MZ.
Downy mildews are caused by microscopic, fungus-like (Oomycete) organisms. The infection reduced the crop's yield and impaired the quality of the fruit. Muskmelon leaves turned brown and the vines died within a few days. The humidity of the micro-climate within the crop increased and provided ideal conditions for the development of downy mildew.
RIDOMIL is a highly effective fungicide for the control of Oomycete fungi (including late blight and Downy mildew).

Strawberry is an aggregate fruit among the following given options.
An aggregate fruit is a fruit that develops from the merger of several ovaries that were separated into a single flower. In contrast, a simple fruit develops from one ovary and multiple fruits develop from multiple flowers.
Strawberries, form from a single flower with many pistils, each of which develops into fruitlets.

Skiffing is practiced in Tea plantation crops.
It is the lightest pruning. foliage is leveled off, only green stems are removed. The top 5 - 8 cm of new growth is removed to obtain the uniform level of plucking surface. If the bushes are pruned about 75 cm, it is referred to as skiffing.
Pruning and skiffing of tea are the most important operations in tea production.

The quantity of leafy vegetables recommended by dieticians to be consumed daily for a balanced diet is 115 gm.
Leafy green vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. They're packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre but low in calories. Eating a diet rich in leafy greens can offer numerous health benefits including reduced risk of obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and mental decline.
Examples of leafy green vegetables include spinach, kale, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, mustard greens, parsley, mint, thyme and spearmint.

Papaya is the most suitable to be used as a filler crop in a mango orchard.
Growing short-duration crops in between the newly established perennial crops for a few years to fill the space and to utilize the resources is termed filler cropping.
Short-lived trees are known as 'fillers'. Papaya is itself planted as filler in mango, litchi and guava orchards because it stays in the field for 2 - 3 years only.

Generally, the alternate bearing problem is noticed in fruit trees like Guava.
Alternate Bearing (AB) is an alternating cropping pattern of large trees and small crops occurring in many fruit species that is internally regulated by the plant.
In other words, it is the one that does not bear a regular crop year after year, rather heavy yields are followed by extremely light yields and vice versa. Alternate bearing is a widely spread phenomenon, occurring in both deciduous and evergreen fruit plants.

The Fruits Product Order (FPO) was passed in the year 1955.
The standards have been in force since 1955 by the law of Fruit Products Order, after which the mark is named, but the mark itself got a mandatory status only after the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006.
The FPO mark is a certification mark mandatory on all processed fruit products sold in India such as packaged fruit beverages, fruit jams, squashes, pickles, dehydrated fruit products and fruit extracts.
The FPO mark guarantees that the product was manufactured in a hygienic 'food-safe' environment, thus ensuring that the product is fit for consumption.

Weeping jelly occurs due to low sugar and adequate pectin as well as because of fermentation.
The phenomenon of spontaneous exudation of fluid from a gel is called syneresis or weeping of jelly.
Weeping jelly is most often caused by too much acid in the fruit or recipe in general. A low pH gel is very brittle and will squeeze water out, producing a liquid layer between the jelly and the glass. Addition of excess acid results in the breakdown of the jelly structure due to the hydrolysis or decomposition of pectin, which helps in the solidification of jelly.