Sentences with phrase «dwarf varieties of»

Pearce strongly criticises the «green revolution», which has dramatically increased yields in some parts of the world through planting of high - input, dwarf varieties of wheat and rice.

Not exact matches

I have never tried to identify the variety of this chestnut tree, but it is probably a «dwarf» chestnut or Allegheny chinquapin, or perhaps a more recent blight - resistant Asian hybrid.

The start of the first Green Revolution in rice, Zeigler thought back, could have been in July 1963 when IRRI's first breeder, Peter Jennings, found F2 (second - generation) rice plants from a set of 38 crosses involving dwarf rice varieties from Taiwan.

Telescope surveys suggest as many as 2 trillion are out there, albeit mostly of a small, faint, «dwarf» variety.

It may be famous for hosting spectacular sights such as the Tucana Dwarf Galaxy and 47 Tucanae (heic1510), the second brightest globular cluster in the night sky, but the southern constellation of Tucana (The Toucan) also possesses a variety of unsung cosmic beauties.

Using conventional breeding techniques, Borlaug's crucial breakthrough was crossing stubby - stalked dwarf wheat with high - yielding varieties, resulting in a plant that was both extremely productive — when given ample fertilizer — and strong enough to hold up under the weight of large clusters of grain.

To solve the problem he crossed the Mexican wheat with a «dwarf» variety of Japanese wheat.

Red dwarf stars are significantly smaller and cooler than our own Sun, and are the most common variety of stellar bodies in the Universe.

Evolution of dwarf males and a variety of sexual modes in barnacles: an ESS approach.

The start of the first Green Revolution in rice, Zeigler thought back, could have been in July 1963 when IRRI's first breeder, Peter Jennings, found F2 (second - generation) rice plants from a set of 38 crosses involving dwarf rice varieties from Taiwan.

If we just look at the changes in grains from the invention of the modern steel mill and the high - yield dwarf varieties cultivated in the 1960s, it still doesn't completely match up with or explain the drastic rise of grain - related allergies and intolerances in the last two decades... but there is a missing link that might!

Chinese hamsters are unusual among the small varieties of hamster because they have somewhat more in common with the larger Syrian hamster than with the dwarf hamsters.

Male rabbits, especially the dwarf varieties, may become aggressive when they reach sexual maturity and may exhibit excessive biting and spraying of urine.

In addition to a commercially prepared seed mix, a balanced diet for a Campbell's dwarf hamster in captivity includes a regulated variety of fresh vegetables and fruits.

Dwarf Campbell Russians can be found in a variety of colors however, due to selective breeding.

A Russian dwarf hamster is the term used to identify the following three varieties of hamsters: Campbells, Winter White and Robo or Roborovski.

While all three breeds of Russian dwarf hamsters are closely related, you should avoid housing mixed genders of different varieties to keep from creating new hybrid species.

Campbell's dwarves and hybrids come in a wide variety of colors while winter whites have fewer colors.

Campbell's are generally the largest of the dwarf hamsters, averaging 3 to 4 inches in length, and come in the largest variety of coat colors and patters compared to the other dwarf species.

It's a good idea to give your dwarf hamster a hamster mix that has a wide variety of food in it or specially formulated food for hamsters such as the Oxbow Healthy Handfuls Hamster and Gerbils Complete Stabilized Food.

New Green Products Penn - Plax, based in Hauppauge, N.Y., produces a range of different cage accessories for a variety of small animals, from dwarf hamsters and mice up to ferrets and rabbits.

This long tank houses a number of species of tangs, dwarf angelfish and a few Percula clownfish of different colorations, which have been developed in the past few years of captive breeding from the original orange with white stripe variety, including black and Picasso.

It occurs in a variety of forms, from the Lombard band, which is a row of small arches that appear to support a roofline or course, to shallow blind arcading that is often a feature of English architecture and is seen in great variety at Ely Cathedral, to the open dwarf gallery, first used at Speyer Cathedral and widely adopted in Italy as seen on both Pisa Cathedral and its famous Leaning Tower.

There's the expected stupefying variety of character attributes: seven races including dwarves, half - elves and gnomes, thirteen classes including a few (apparent) novelties in the Barbarian and Psion, six base abilities like charisma or wisdom, a moral alignment restricted by class (Chaotic Evil Clerics need not apply) which has a bearing on the game narrative, skills such as weapon proficiencies and lock - picking, and finally - deep breath - feats, special or enhanced capabilities unique to every character.

Play as a variety of classic fantasy races such as orcs, minotaurs, barbarians, dwarves, undead, humans, and a variety of elves

Bees exist in a wide variety of habitats, and the variations in temperature that have always existed from day to day, month to month, year to year, decade to decade, and across wide geographic areas, dwarfs any tiny variations which have ben labelled as «climate change».

The reserve will save some of the region's last pristine forests: ensuring the survival of the embattled bonobo — the least - known of the world's four great ape species — and protecting a wide variety of biodiversity from the Congo peacock to the dwarf crocodile.

And sea level rise, just build your house somewhere else, there will still be plenty of room for everyone's houses, and the number of houses we will build in the next century for quite a variety of reasons will dwarf the number of houses we'd have to build to move everyone out of the way even in the worst possible scenarios.

There are literally thousands of varieties of apple trees, many of which are grafted onto dwarf rootstock, which keeps the trees smaller, while upper portion (the scion wood) determines the quality and type of fruit.

Last year they won second prize and over the course of that year, they grew over 20 varieties of fruit and vegetables on their patch, including peas, tomatoes, dwarf beans, beetroot, pumpkins and even blueberries.

There is a round bed made up of concentric circles that includes the tomato varieties Golden Queen, Queen of Hearts and White Queen, lettuce Northern Queen and dwarf French bean Royal Red.

5 Unless your plant is one of the compact dwarf varieties, it will need support as it grows.