Crop science

The burgeoning global market for soil microbial inoculants for use in agriculture is being driven by pressure to increase sustainable crop production by managing pests and diseases without environmen...

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ST. LOUIS — In a nondescript basement lab, jeans-clad engineers clutch blueprints, scrape stepladders across the unfinished floor and chat about the Cardinals as they tighten bolts on a new prototype device. At first glance, it could be any machine shop in the country. But then you notice the wispy strands of soybean seedlings curling to life, their root tendrils bunched into test tubes lightly packed with soil, and you remember — this place is all about seeds.

The scientific cultivation of lost ancient seed crops has yielded much higher than expected growth rates, challenging assumptions about maize (corn) growth in prehistoric North America.

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The supply of inorganic nutrients is maintained by nutrient cycling

In the previous post, we have discussed about crop and its types. In this post, we will have a look at the different agricultural practices. There are several practices that needs to be taken care of while cultivating a crop. These activities are referred to as agricultural practices. Such activities are as follows: Preparation of soil Sowing seeds Providing nutrients Irrigation Protection from weeds Harvesting and storage Of these, we will discuss first four practices in this post while…

Crops Earlier, man was basically a hunter collecting food from forest. In those days, human beings consumed plant parts and animals without ...