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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composition of nutritional intake in India is fast changing. Increasing income and urbanization demand more non-food grain products in the diet. The food grain consumption per person is decreasing in both rural and urban population. And the non-gain crops and animal products (dairy and poultry) are increasing their share of the daily nutritional intake. This paper assesses the changing consumption patterns in India and their implications on future food and water demand. This study projects significant
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the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse‚ productive‚ profitable‚ healthy‚ and sustainable land-use systems.[1] A narrow definition of agroforestry is "trees on farms."[2] Contents • 1 As a science • 2 Benefits o 2.1 Adaptation to Climate Change • 3 Applications o 3.1 Parkland o 3.2 Shade systems o 3.3 Crop-over-tree systems o 3.4 Alley cropping o 3.5 Strip cropping
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fall. The farm supports two types of livestock: dairy cows and laying hens‚ as well as three crops: soybeans‚ corn‚ and wheat. (All three are cash crops‚ but the corn also is a feed crop for the cows and the wheat also is used for chicken feed.) The crops are harvested during the late summer and fall. During the winter months‚ John‚ Eunice‚ and Grandpa make a decision about the mix of livestock and crops for the coming year. Currently‚ the family has just completed a particularly successful harvest
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have attacked agricultural crops and livestock since the beginning of agriculture and settled lifestyle about 10‚000 years ago. Many wild animals are potential competitors to humans for food resources or threats to human life. Wild animals that directly compete with humans for resources such as food or water quickly become ‘problem animals’ are included in the "man-animal conflict" category. Large mammals come into human conflict by destroying livestocks ‚ property‚ crops and by killing people. According
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production potential of some 2 to 2.3 Mha could not be realized. Figure: Crop damage (MT) due to historical flood Source: Overview of Climate Change Impacts in Bangladesh: Consequences on Development‚ 2009 Cyclones-Storm Surges In terms of CC‚ 1°C increase in sea surface temperatures could increase tropical cyclone intensity by 10 percent. Cyclones bring severe winds‚ storm surges‚ and flood that impact on lives‚ crops and property. Cyclone SIDR‚ on 15 November 2007‚ struck the South-West coastal
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germination and flowering in plants. *****2. What are kharif crops? Kharif season crops are rainy season crops. Sowing is done at the beginning of the monsoon season in june to july and the crops are harvested at the end of the monsoon season‚ during September or October. Eg-Rice‚ maize ‚ soybean *******3. What are rabi crops? Rabi season crops are winter season crops. Sowing is done at the beginning of the winter season in October to November and the crops are harvested by March or April. Eg-Wheat ‚ barley
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The Effects of ECB on Corn Crop Yield Abstract In this experiment we explore the infestation of ECB (European Corn Borer) on different types of corn and how it effects the corn crop yield. The corn is grown in a controlled environment with the only changing variables being the type of corn and the concentrations of the infestation of the ECB. Varying levels of infestation are tested on a corn crop throughout a 140 day growing season‚ at the end of the season the crops are then measured for yield
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This particular potato‚ however was overcome by a disease called late blight. Eventually almost the entire potato crop had become diseased leaving behind infertile soil for new crops to grow. With no potatoes the people starved which then caused the population in Ireland to crash (Kniss). No good comes out of taking up crazy amounts of land to plant one crop over and over again. When crops are repeatedly planted in the same place‚ the soil becomes nutrient deficient. The way to introduce these nutrients
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What is Afforestation? Afforestation is the process of planting trees‚ or sowing seeds‚ in a barren land devoid of any trees to create a forest. The term should not be confused with reforestation‚ which is the process of specifically planting native trees into a forest that has decreasing numbers of trees. While reforestation is increasing the number of trees of an existing forest‚ afforestation is the creation of a ‘new’ forest. Our Earth has been constantly trying to cope with the way in
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