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    Subject: Science and Medicine of Food Code: NMDM121 Assignment Name: Essay – Week 5 Name: Kathryn Batty Student Number: 240927 Word Count: 1093 Foods play a vital role in supplying nutrients to the body and supporting health of individuals (Hoffer & Prousky 2006). With the increase in production and modern technology in the 21st century‚ the quality of food varies considerably with how it is grown and how it is prepared before consumption (Bacchus 2012‚ p.21). The farming of conventional

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    cereal crop wheat. Also whether any deficiencies of these minerals reduce; height‚ tiller number and root development meaning significantly low dry matter yields. The research draws attention to the fact that over the 90 day trial the Complete nutrient formula containing both nitrogen and phosphorous had the heaviest wet and dry weight with better quality florescence needed for maximum production in the cropping industry. On the other hand the other plants lacking the number of tillers‚ seed head

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    Customised Fertilizers are combination of micro nutrients like sulphur‚ zinc‚ boron added to the key items such as urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP) and potash‚ in a proportion that suits specific crops and soil patterns. A fertilizer formulated according to specifications that are furnished by/for a consumer prior to mixing‚ usually based on the results of soil tests. Customized fertilizers are depends on soil‚ crop‚ water and specific nutrients. Customised fertiliser manufacture basically involves

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    from rice farming‚ f. Farming experience‚ g. Land tenure‚ h. Land area‚ i. Variety of rice‚ and j. Average yield (tons)? 2. What is the level of knowledge of Ilocano farmers as to: a. Soil nutrients‚ and b. Weed and pest prevention: 3. What is the extent of the practices of Ilocano farmers as to: a. Nutrient management‚ and b. Pest management?

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    through the weathering of rocks and the decomposition of organic material. Soil contains nutrients that are taken from decomposed animals and plants which turn to detritus. Nutrients such as nitrogen are added to the soil in these ways by organisms such as nitrogen fixing bacteria. Soil is important because it is the fuel to the plants that we need in order to survive and for all species to survive. Soil absorbs nutrients and water that plants then use in order to develop‚ which supports life through the

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    hydroculture and is a way of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions‚ using just water. Researchers discovered in the 18th century that plants absorb mineral nutrients as inorganic ions in water. Normally soil is thought to be required for plant growth‚ but in actuality‚ soil is not needed at all. When the mineral nutrients in the soil dissolve in water‚ plant roots have the ability to absorb them. When the required mineral nutrients are introduced into a plant’s water supply artificially

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    and use it during photosynthesis to make food. Dirty‚ smoggy air blocks sunlight that plants must have. Plants need water. Water is essential to all life on earth. No known organism can exist without water. Plants use water to carry moisture and nutrients from the roots to he leaves and food from the leaves back down to the roots. Plants must also have space in order to grow. Plants are found everywhere - deserts‚ mountains‚ arctic regions‚ forests‚ jungles‚ oceans‚ and even in cracks of sidewalks

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    Micronutrients Compare/contrast Essay What are Micronutrients and Macronutrients and why are they essential to the human body? In my efforts of exploring macro and micronutrients the goal that I will be focusing on will be to explain what each nutrient is‚ as well as give examples of each as well as examine why they are essential to the human body. In my efforts of exploring macro and micronutrients the goal will be to identify the types of both and the reasons why they are important for a normal

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    presentations‚ chapters in book are fair game for test questions! Multiple choice and true/false 1. Know the six classes of nutrients 2. Know phytochemicals 3. Read the ’10 Red Flags of Junk Science’ 4. What is an essential nutrient? 5. Which macronutrient provides the most energy (calories) per gram? 6. Read through and understand the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 7. What is nutrient density? 8. What is the %DV? 9. What is the USDA Choose My Plate? Cruise the website www.choosemyplate.gov for a

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    Literary Devices in Lord of the Flies Wade Pate English III - 2nd Period 4-18-02 Is every human being predisposed with the capabilities to do evil? This question has stimulated minds since the beginning of time. In the Bible‚ as far back as the book of Genesis‚ we find the ineluctable capacity of man to commit evil. Likewise‚ in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies we find the depiction of the proclivity of man to transgress. William Golding “presents

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