Agriculture is a primary activity & is closely related to the natural environment. The term agriculture has been derived from the Latin word ‘Ager’ meaning field & ‘culture’ meaning cultivation. And agriculture practices means the steps involved in agriculture which can be seen generally been done by farmers and gardeners. Agricultural practices such as irrigation‚ crop rotation‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides and animals were developed long ago‚ but have made great strides in the past century. The history
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Agriculture‚ also called farming or husbandry‚ is the cultivation of animals‚ plants‚ fungi‚ and other life forms for food‚ fiber‚ biofuel‚drugs and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.[1] Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization‚ whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands
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plain is beyond the continental rise and is the flattest region on Earth and is formed as layer upon layer of sediment settles on the ocean floor What are terrigenous and pelagic sediments? Pelagic sediment consists of organic and inorganic matter and is not restricted to the abyssal plain‚ but occurs throughout the oceans. The entire surface of the sea floor is volcanic in origin. What do oceanic ridge systems represent? The ridges are connected in a single system snaking across the undersea landscape
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HISTORY OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE Early history Barley and wheat cultivation—along with the domestication of cattle‚ primarily sheep and goat—was visible in Mehrgarh by 9000 BCE. Vedic period – Post Maha Janapadas period (1500 BCE – 200 CE) The Mauryan Empire (322–185 BCE) categorised soils and made meteorological observations for agricultural use. Early Common Era – High Middle Ages (200–1200 CE) Water storage systems were designed during this period. Kallanai‚ a dam built
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more stuff Agriculture: Many of the plant foods we take for granted came from the Columbian Exchange. The one everyone talks about is the potato and its effect on Ireland. Feed corn is another New World plant. If we look at the effect of the potato and corn on Europe and America (European culture in the New World) we see that these two starches made possible an explosion in the numbers of humans and domestic animals the culture could support. In his book "Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚" Jared Diamond
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Is Macbeth’s vaulting ambition his eventual downfall? Discuss with reference to the text It is Macbeth’s vaulting ambition which leads to his eventual downfall. Within Shakespeare’s tragedies‚ the hero will have a flaw which left unfixed will lead to his eventual downfall. In the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth (the main character)’s fatal flaw is his ambition. However his ambition serves as both an advantage and disadvantage to him. He is a wealthy noble held in high favour but with the help of his ambition
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GROWTH AND YIELD PERFORMANCE OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus) PLANT TO STORED-DILUTED AND UNSTORED-DILUTED HUMAN URINE Jevilyn Mary C. Ruiz Reniel S. Zuñiga Jae Marie Valdez IV Einstein Special Science Curriculum S.Y. 2009-2010 Abstract The research study entitled “THE GROWTH RESPONSE OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus) PLANT TO STORED-DILUTED AND UNSTORED-DILUTED HUMAN URINE (A Comparative Study)” was conducted to investigate which is
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based on acceptance of new influences. The Salsa community has the principle of inclusiveness on the dance floor; this is the main reason why Salsa dancing has become so popular. The attitude on the dance floor is always accepting no matter how advanced and intimidating the dancers are. The following excerpt is from an interview with Cynthia Harper a UCLA dance teacher. The Salsa floor is a unique community because there is always someone who will dance with you no matter what your skill level
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What is Sea-floor spreading? Seafloor spreading is a process of plate tectonics in which new oceanic crust is created as large lumps of the Earth ’s crust split apart from each other and magma shafts up to fill the gap. Who discovered sea-floor spreading? The man who discovered sea floor spreading was Harry Hess. Harry Hess was a geologist. Part of his mission had been to study the deepest parts of the ocean floor. In 1946 he had discovered that hundreds of flat-topped mountains‚ perhaps sunken
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Features of the seasons in India Given below are the prominent features of the seasons in India in a tabular format: Name of the season Features Winter The winter in India spans the months of December till the beginning of April. The coldest months of the year are January and December. During this period‚ the average temperature is approximately 50-59 °F (10-15 °C) in the northwestern parts of the country. The mercury soars as you move in the direction of the equator‚ and the maximum temperature
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