Types Of Organic Matter a) Animal Manure These are usually animal droppings or dung‚urine and slaughter house wastes . Animal wastes provide the largest source of plant nutrients . Among animal or organic manure farmyard‚ manure (FYM) is most common and important source . FYM is more or less decomposed mixture of animal droppings‚ urine with the straw or other litter that is used in the yards to absorb the liquid portions and keep the animal lean; left over fodders
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Hand pollination (also called "mechanical pollination") is a technique used when natural‚ or open pollination is insufficient or undesirable. The most common techniques are for crops such as cucurbits‚ which may exhibit poor pollination by fruitabortion‚ fruit deformity or poor maturation. Hand-pollination is an option only on a small scale‚ but is a common technique by home and small market gardeners‚ involving the transfer of pollen with an artist’s brush or cotton swab from male to female flowers
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IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD RESOURCES Topic-CROPPING PATTERNS Made by:-Ayush Kumar S N R E T T A P G N I CROPP h c i h w s rop c g n i s i ra f o ft e s n l e e b d o um e m m r i a x a e e c m s u e g d e n Th i r n i ‚ nd bta a o l n f i o p l e he iec p nd a e m s a e s s a e d i se ‚ e r from th u of l i a s f e p y p t o r c on m m o c risk of e hre T . n o i t :e r a infesta n r tte a p g n i cropp ‚ g n i p p o Cr d e x i M ) 1 ‚& g n i p p o r 2) Interc on i t a t o R 3) Crop 1) MIXED CROPPING
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humans. It is very dangerous for our oceans as it makes the algae to overgrow and it kills the fish. Nitrogen is a unique cycle. Nitrogen is an element in the air. “Human involvement in the nitrogen cycle is substantial. Many agricultural crops are legumes (peas‚ beans‚ soybeans‚ alfalfa)‚ so they draw nitrogen from the air‚ thus increasing the rate of nitrogen fixation on land” (p. 70). Under this cycle there is nitrogen fixation which can becomes algae. Then there is the denitrification which “is
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many drawbacks including they pollute underground water supply. One maim problem for farmers is soil erosion. To reduce this naturally I would plant tree and other vegetation to reduce the harsh winds around my land. One last thing I would plant is legume crops because these plants remove nitrogen in the air and fix it in their roots‚ they also add organic matter to the soil. With these measures in place I hope to have a successful farm and each year hope to make more organic
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11-13-13 Yaroslav Luchko 611 Health Homework The Weight of the nation #5 The movie we watched is called “The weight of the nation”. I learned that: >Worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980. In 2008‚ more than 1.4 billion adults‚ 20 and older‚ were overweight. Of these over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese. >35% of
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cancer goes. Within the article she discuss the research that shows that by having a vegetarian diet you can reduce your cancer rates. Researchers are currently looking at the multitude of antioxidants and phytochemicals in fruits‚ vegetables‚ and legumes‚ as a result of some promising studies showing these foods’ anti-cancer properties. This research is leading us to believe that a vegetarian diet may be one of the best preventive measures against certain cancers. Though there has not been any consensus
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estrogen at low doses but block estrogen at high doses (Phytoestrogens and breast‚" 2001). Estrogen activates a family of proteins called estrogen receptors. There are many positive benefits with a phytoestrogen-rich diet‚ especially one rich in legumes‚ fruit and other fibers ("Phytoestrogens: pros and‚" 2000). With the negatives‚ doctors are concerned that women who have had hormonally dependent cancers - breast‚ ovarian‚ uterine - may be causing more problems than they solve with diets rich in
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the natural effects of respiration (grain‚ mould or insects) to reduce oxygen or increase carbon dioxide (Hermetic storage). Two major classes of commodity can be stored in controlled atmosphere: 1. Dry commodities such as grains‚ legumes and oilseed‚ in which the primary aim of controlling the atmosphere is usually to control insect pests. Most insects cannot exist
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Introduction Food science is a field embodying the application of modern science and engineering to the production‚ processing‚ diversification‚ preservation and utilization of food. Food is very essential to man’s survival and great attention should be paid to food production‚ distribution‚ wholesomeness and preservation. To ensure that food is clean and safe for human consumption and having keeping quality‚ food scientists are responsible in seeing that the crop harvested‚ the fish caught‚ that
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