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    environment and human health. Genetically Modified food should not be banned while they provide benefits to agriculture. The high productivity is creating by Genetically Modified food; the GM crops double the food yield by improves the pesticides and fertilizers in the crops. "the productivity gains from G.M. crops‚ as well as improved use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides‚ allowed the world ’s farmers to double global food output during the last 50 years‚ on roughly the some amount of land‚ at

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    Vertical Farming

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    Vertical farms‚ if designed properly‚ may eliminate the need to create additional farmland and help create a cleaner environment. Crop Production: Unlike traditional farming in non-tropical areas‚ indoor farming can produce crops year-round. All-season farming multiplies the productivity of the farmed surface by a factor of 4 to 6 depending on the crop. Furthermore‚ as the crops would be sold in the same infrastructures in which they are grown‚ they will not need to be transported between production and

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    essential especially to hard pan layer because it will help the roots penetrate deep and be able to explore and obtain water and nutrients from larger volume of soil. Hard span obstructs root’s downward proliferation and restricts root growth of crops (of crops that have vertical root growth). With sub-soiling‚ the needed soil depth‚ at least 80cm will be met . With sub-soiling‚ we can break hard pan without inversion and with less disturbance of top soil. 2.) Show that a triangular system has 15%

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    Harnam Singh Rashmi Tripathi Ours is an agrarian country with two third of its one billion population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. Agriculture also contributes approximately 18% of GDP. The Indian business cycle is influenced by the crop pattern that mainly depends on the vagaries of nature; every flood or drought has its own impact on the Indian economy. Agri-business encompasses whole lot of activities of agriculture sector under one umbrella‚ like integration of production‚ processing

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    Plough: Tillage and Soil

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    most of recorded history‚ and represents one of the major advances in agriculture. The primary purpose of ploughing is to turn over the upper layer of the soil‚ bringing fresh nutrients to the surface‚ while burying weeds and the remains of previous crops‚ allowing them to break down. It also aerates the soil‚ and allows it to hold moisture better. In modern use‚ a ploughed field is typically left to dry out‚ and is then harrowed before planting.The plough is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation

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    Vegetable Production

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    Generally the conventional method involves the use of synthetic pesticides which may or may not be based on naturally occurring compounds to protect crops from diseases‚ pests and weeds. Crops which are genetically modified to resist or tolerate diseases‚ pests etc can also be used in this method of farming as a strategy for protecting crops. Crop nutrient management in conventional systems typically involves the application of synthetic fertilizers which can be tailored to meet the needs of specific

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    organisms according to human purposes. For thousands of years‚ humans have used selective breeding to improve production of crops and livestock to use them for food. In selective breeding‚ organisms with desirable characteristics are mated to produce offspring with the same characteristics. For example‚ this technique was used with corn to produce the largest and sweetest crops. In the early twentieth century scientists gained a greater understanding of microbiology and explored ways of manufacturing

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    Hairy Indigo Case Study

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    areas worldwide. Hairy indigo is known to have hard seed and should be scarified for uniform germination. Being hard seeded is beneficial for self-reseeding in pastures and cover crops. This persistence in other crops can cause it to be a troubling weed due to its height‚ canopy and woody stems that can interfere with crop harvesting (Ferrell et al.‚ 2015). Hairy indigo has limit record for agricultural use‚ but has been used and researched in Florida for use

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    The Green Revolution DBQ The Green Revolution is the introduction of new genetically engineered crops and more complex tools and technologies. The Green Revolution started in 1945 due to the large population of the world and the inadequate production of crops. The world was in such a depression that groups of scientists and engineers created newer farming technologies‚ genetically engineered crops to improve fertility‚ and many other inventions. These ideas and creations are still being developed

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    tenure. Economic Status includes subsistence farming and commercial farming. Subsistence is when the food produced is just enough to meet the farmers needs i.e. enough to feed his whole family. Commercial Farming‚ or factory farming‚ is the growing of crops or rearing of animals for sale. It is very common in MEDCs and is rapidly increasing every where else. The specialization criteria includes Arable‚ pastoral and mixed (arable and pastoral) farming. Extensive and intensive farming fall under the intensity

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