Sentences with phrase «in traditional crops»

Dr. Shabala and his colleagues note that recent research on salt bladders creates the exciting possibility of modifying genes in traditional crops such as wheat or rice to allow them to develop salt bladders without a major impact on their growth and yield.
In fact, there are many constraints in the traditional crop insurance especially due to moral hazard and asymmetric information.

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Millennial preferences also shifted, but in the opposite direction — which could give the youngest crop of workers an advantage when vying for jobs in more traditional workplaces that value employee face time.
Last year, consumers were hit with one of the biggest price increases for traditional Thanksgiving trimmings in years, after poor weather shrank the size of U.S. crops.
Traditional dividend - paying energy stocks have become riskier in recent years, but a new crop is...
This in vitro study led the researchers to conclude that quinoa, kañiwa, and other traditional crops from the Peruvian Andes have potential in developing effective dietary strategies for managing type 2 diabetes and associated hypertension.
«Many of you may have known that we have embarked on a national diversification program, where emphasis is being placed on other crops other than traditional rice and sugar,» Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said in a statement.
In addition, they believe there are benefits to hydroponics like the ability to grow crops year - round with less water usage than traditional farming (4).
In the more traditional farming regions, Mr Marsh said grazing and cropping properties in the north and north - west of the state like Yarriambiack and the northern area of the Murray continued to rise in valuIn the more traditional farming regions, Mr Marsh said grazing and cropping properties in the north and north - west of the state like Yarriambiack and the northern area of the Murray continued to rise in valuin the north and north - west of the state like Yarriambiack and the northern area of the Murray continued to rise in valuin value.
In 2005, the SAN standard did have critical criteria that required a conservation program that included establishment and maintenance of shade trees for traditional agroforestry crops.
Traditional crop improvement seeks broadly adapted genotypes to give best average performance under a standard management regime across the entire production region, with some subsequent manipulation of management regionally in response to average local environmental conditions.
Farmers, in particular in southern New Mexico where the growing season is longer, eagerly swapped out their traditional landraces for the new cultivar and started turning out profitable crops.
A larger chemical arsenal alone will not solve the problem, but in combination with traditional weed management, such as tilling and crop rotation, it should make it harder for unwanted plants to evolve resistance.
«They provide farmers with more net returns than traditional cereal mono - cropping in the Northern Great Plains.»
These «second - generation» bioenergy crops are often seen as the future of bioenergy because, as perennials, they are far better at storing carbon in the soil and in their biomass than traditional fuel crops like corn and canola.
«Cultivating Hopi corn and other traditional, drought - resistant crops could become crucial for human survival in other places impacted by climate change.»
Compared to traditional biofuel crops like corn and sugarcane, aspens require minimal care; they also can be grown in areas where food crops can not grow.
I personally feel that we are getting so involved in the potential risks of GM crops that we are forgetting the risk associated with traditional practices.
The increase in yields for both crops over the past 13 years, the report found, was largely attributable to traditional breeding or improvements in agricultural practices.
While farming methods vary, traditional manipulated «agroecosystems» generally differ from natural ecosystems in six ways: maintenance at an early successional state, monoculture, crops generally planted in rows, simplification of biodiversity, plough which exposes soil to erosion, use of genetically modified organisms and artificially selected crops meanwhile agroecology tends to minimize the human impact.
Luigi Guarino of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, a co-author of the paper, agreed: «Traditional crop varieties and their wild relatives found in one small part of the world could potentially be of use all over the woCrop Diversity Trust, a co-author of the paper, agreed: «Traditional crop varieties and their wild relatives found in one small part of the world could potentially be of use all over the wocrop varieties and their wild relatives found in one small part of the world could potentially be of use all over the world.
«Tomatoes of the same quality as normal, but using only half the water: Some farmers have already expressed their interested in these water - sustainable products that can produce more compound health benefits than traditional crops
For example, plant breeders working to develop crops that can resist pests and diseases or higher temperatures often look to the broad range of plants and traditional crops in primary regions of diversity as sources of useful traits for crop improvement.
Along with the traditional 40 - yard dashes and bench presses, the latest crop of aspirants also had to log time in front of a computer, trying to solve a series of brainteasers.
We had hybrids, but those were achieved in the traditional way of just crossing corn, and we used a tremendous number of pesticides on the crops.
If the climate warms so much that crops no longer thrive in their traditional settings, farming of some crops may be able to shift to adjacent areas, but others may not.
Traditional measures of crop - available phosphorus were similar for TSP and phosphate rock, but about 33 percent more phosphorus was bound to iron, and thus unavailable to crops, in TSP - fertilized plots.
Traditional biofuels such as bioethanol are made from food crops like corn and sugarcane that require prime agricultural land — a commodity in relatively short supply.
A feature review, to be published on December 16th in the Cell Press journal Trends in Plant Science, points the way to intensifying agriculture sustainably by fixing weaknesses that have sprung up quite by accident in the process of traditional crop breeding over the course of thousands of years.
COLLEGE STATION — From traditional crop production to livestock, Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists from across the state provided updates on a multitude of unmanned aerial systems, or UAS, projects recently in College Station.
Usually, local growers of crops and herbs have all the ancient knowledge and traditional wisdom at hand, but in this rare instance, it seems that the corporations are more efficient, with machinery that breaches the plant's branches with the optimal frequency.
Truth: In Third World countries, soybeans replace traditional crops and transfer the value added of processing from the local population to multinational corporations.
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She added that the study led researchers to conclude that quinoa, kañiwa (quinoa's cousin) and other traditional crops from the Peruvian Andes have potential in helping researchers to develop effective dietary strategies for managing Type 2 diabetes and associated hypertension.
I have a Forever 21 trench that looks like the one in your photo (not as nice as yours), not cropped but not the traditional above the knee length.
Made in a traditional, classic double - breasted style, this coat is cut to a cropped length for easy, versatile dressing In the colour of the season, it's crafted with a refined aesthetic — it has a soft checked lining, flap pockets and a button fastening at the back so that the waist belt doesn't slip around (it's the little things that matter after allin a traditional, classic double - breasted style, this coat is cut to a cropped length for easy, versatile dressing In the colour of the season, it's crafted with a refined aesthetic — it has a soft checked lining, flap pockets and a button fastening at the back so that the waist belt doesn't slip around (it's the little things that matter after allIn the colour of the season, it's crafted with a refined aesthetic — it has a soft checked lining, flap pockets and a button fastening at the back so that the waist belt doesn't slip around (it's the little things that matter after all).
A white sleeveless turtleneck top contrasts nicely with darker hues in this look; you can opt for a crop top like Chrissy, or one traditional in length.
Maybe what Volvo is really onto here is the fact that the traditional station wagon is no longer even a niche vehicle, but has, despite the wishes of the many wagonistas with whom I share a line of work with, evolved into a boutique one — at least here in the U.S. With a sales pace exceeded even by the likes of Lamborghini, the 2018 Volvo V90 offers its small crop of buyers what the XC90 and V90 CC can not: the exclusivity of an exotic that can hold its own on a canyon road while hauling the dogs or a raft of cargo at the same time.
As the possible publishing choices have become more and more obvious to many, many authors (at least those without heads stuck deeply in the sand on one side or the another), a nasty problem with traditional publishing has cropped up.
While the term may be new to the publishing industry since it first created buzz at last month's Digital Book World conference, news surrounding the so - called hybrid authors — those who work in some way in both self - publishing and traditional publishing — has cropped up throughout the digital publishing sphere.
As the WSJ article notes, there is debate about whether the decline in sales / profits for the traditional publishers is because of the increase in e-book prices under the new contracts or because of a crop of lackluster titles.
Traditional commodity ETFs such as the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity - Indexed Trust (GSG) simply hold long positions in various crops, metals and energy products, and if commodity prices fall, so does the value of the fund.
While CMP's SOP business will be sensitive to broader trends in agricultural markets, its barriers to entry, high value provided to growers of specialty crops, and solid pricing power make the business much less volatile and more profitable than traditional potash fertilizer (which, unlike SOP, includes chloride).
For example, in traditional commodity markets, farmers often sell futures contracts for the crops and livestock they produce to guarantee a certain price, making it easier for them to plan.
Some may still crop because it's traditional for the breed, but I just don't see the point if it's not a working dog where in - tact ears may pose a greater risk of pain and infection than cropped ears ever would.
In some countries, docking and cropping are now illegal, but in some breed shows Dobermans are allowed to compete only if they have the traditional looIn some countries, docking and cropping are now illegal, but in some breed shows Dobermans are allowed to compete only if they have the traditional looin some breed shows Dobermans are allowed to compete only if they have the traditional look.
Barn Hunt is based on the traditional roles of many breeds in ridding farms, barns, crop storage areas, and homes of destructive vermin.
It is great fun for both dog and handler and is based on the traditional roles that many breeds have in ridding farms, barns, crop storage areas, and homes of destructive vermin.
The Crop Over summer festival is Barbados» most popular and colourful traditional harvest festival and party - goers come from near and far to sing, dance and indulge in the local food and drink.
The locals around the lake still harvest crops by hand and usually wear a traditional dress, such as women working in petticoats and bowler hats and children in colorful Andean clothes.
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