The Philippine banana industry is one of the top agricultural export earners. The increase in demand worldwide has resulted to greater expansion of area planted to banana. As a tropical country‚ Philippines grows an abundant varirety of fruit crops primarily for local consumption and export market. Banana is considered as the most important fruit crop in the country in terms of volume production and export earnings. Philippines ranks second to Ecuador as the top banana-exporting country in the world
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Explain the differences between the impacts of hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis. (40 marks) Tropical revolving storms have a marked influence on the areas they consume. Whether it’s at the point of striking (our primary effects) or the secondary factors days/months/years afterwards: they impact on the social‚ environmental and economic stature of an area. This is evident when comparing two of the most notable tropical revolving storms in the last decade. Hurricane Katrina hit the MEDC coast
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Crop Topping Pulse Crops Articles Often higher rates are used to control other broadleaf weeds that may be present. Note that glyphosate can affect germination percentages so it is best not to retain seed from paddocks that have been crop topped using glyphosate. Paraquat products on the other hand such as Gramoxone can be used successfully right up until the milky dough stage of the ryegrass. At 800ml/ha it is a slightly cheaper alternative to glyphosate at $2.80/ha‚ and provides more flexibility
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Tropical Cyclones Description of Tropical Cyclones A tropical cyclone is a particular type of low pressure system that occurs in the summer months near northern Australia and composes over warm tropical waters. Cyclones can also be defined as gale force winds and heftily ponderous rain that can be highly destructive. Cyclones can cause the moving and reshaping of sand dunes‚ whilst also generating extensive erosion along the coast. They additionally create flooding‚ damage inland and landfall.
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Cyclone Tracy indeed caused a great devastation to the city of Darwin.Bruce Stannard of The Age magazine stated that Cyclone Tracy was a ‘disaster of the first magnitude…without parallel in Australia’s history.’’ it caused great destructions on both the environment and the people which link to one another. First of all‚ the cyclone caused a great destruction on the buildings where 70% of Darwin’s homes were destroyed or suffered from severe damage. 41‚000 out of 47‚000 people were homeless.
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HORTICULTURAL CROPS (AGR452) (APR 2011) Question 1 a) Define the following terms:- (5m) i) Horticulture:- the science and art of cultivating flowers‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ turf and ornamental plants in an orchard‚ garden‚ nursery or greenhouse on anlarge or small scale. Often considered as those require intensive culture and grown in small areas. ii) Horticulturist :- A noun reffering to a specialist in horticulture. b) 5 common examples of classification used in horticulture
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You’ll never look at a banana the same way again after discovering the many health benefits and reasons to add them to your diet. Bananas combat depression‚ make you smarter‚ cure hangovers‚ relieve morning sickness‚ protect against kidney cancer‚ diabetes‚ osteoporosis and blindness. They can cure the itch of a mosquito bite and put a great shine on your shoes. If you think bananas are just for monkeys‚ think again. 1. Bananas help overcome depression due high levels of tryptophan‚ which
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY‚ ISLAMABAD (Department of Economics) WARNING 1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE‚ IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE. 2. SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM OTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN “AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”. Course: International Economics–II (4674) Semester: Autumn‚ 2012 Level: M. Sc Economics Total Marks: 100 Credit Hours: 03 Pass
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Week 11 Theme: Health What Are the Benefits of Eating Banana Peels? Bananas have been a highly cultivated fruit for thousands of years. Many species of primate consume the entire banana‚ peel and all‚ which may have led indigenous peoples to follow suit. Although not common practice in the West‚ peoples of Asian countries eat banana peels‚ but they are usually cooked in some capacity. They are not nearly as sweet as the flesh‚ but they are rich in some nutrients‚ especially potassium‚ and
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such as medical application‚ daily groceries carrying. Within the banana supply chain‚ plastic bags are utilized since the very in many stages for example at the packaging station‚ the bananas will be packed into cardboard boxes with an inlay of a plastic bag or at the wholesalers‚ three to five bananas will be wrapped in one plastic bag and the customer at the retailers will buy all those amounts. It is all known that after bananas are consumed‚ plastic bags will become wasted. There are already
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