Sentences with phrase «multiple crops»

Indeed, the tripling in the world grain harvest since 1950 is due in part to impressive increases in multiple cropping in Asia.
In fact, many multiple cropping systems, such as those developed by smallholders and subsistence farmers, even show higher yields in terms of total harvest per unit area.
Farms in California's Central Valley, which produce most of the fruits and vegetables in the U.S., are heavily fertilized during multiple crop rotations throughout the year.
While the manufacturer of Quorn ™ cultivates strains of Fusarium venenatum via fermentation into a mycoprotein dough for human consumption, farmers try to fight off Fusarium graminearum as this pervasive fungal pathogen invades multiple crops and threatens global food security.
Boote, K.J., C.H. Porter, J. Hargreaves, G. Hoogenboom, P. Thorburn, and C. Mutter, 2015: AgMIP training in multiple crop models and tools.
A concerted U.S. effort to both breed earlier maturing varieties and develop cultural practices that would facilitate multiple cropping could substantially boost crop output.
W832: The Breeder Toolbox, a Versatile Kit to Manage Phenotypes and Breeding Trials in Multiple Crops
«We have multiple crops that people come back for multiple times each season,» Lyman says.
Researchers say that technical advice on water management and multiple cropping should be balanced with advice on reducing any side - effects: by using natural pest control and other agro-ecological methods, for example, instead of pesticides.
In fact, they want to see better advice on soil, nutrient and water management, better seeds, multiple crops and integrated pest and disease control − but only in certain areas and not in others.
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