Sentences with phrase «of plant crops»

That could be a problem for many farmers in the thick of planting crops.

The caterpillars of snout moths are economically important worldwide as pests of planted crops for food or biofuel, of forest trees, and of stored products such as wheat and nuts.»

Qualified to harvest and inspect crops by paying special attention to individual care for each type of planted crop.

Not exact matches

Parmentier planted 100 acres of potatoes outside Paris and kept the crop under heavy guard, a strategy that convinced nearby villagers (and ultimately the entire country) that the starchy, misshapen lumps were desirable.

From crop cultivation to climate control, here's a look at what it takes to plant the seeds of a marijuana agriculture startup.

There Friedberg observed that most farmers plant corn and soybeans because they make can make the most money through those crops, in large part because of their role as animal feed that supports humans» massive appetite for meat.

Summary: «When a group of Burmese refugees join the congregation, the pastor of a failing Anglican church attempts to aid them by planting crops and enlisting the help of the community.»

Israeli startup Prospera recently attracted $ 7 million to fund its approach, which is to install cameras along with other sensors in fields and compare crops «leaf by leaf» with its database of thousands of plants to identify problems like pests, parasites and nutrient deficiencies.

We found the burned remains of nearly every crop plant that people were growing elsewhere in East Asia at the time.

Well before modern genetic engineering technology was around, humans found ways to tweak the DNA of plants by zapping it with chemicals or radiation — resulting in crops that are not considered GMOs.

At the center of the agency's decision not to subject the new crop to its rules is the fact that the CRISPR - edited crops don't contain any «introduced genetic material» or foreign DNA, and so would not be a threat to other plants.

Liska agrees that using some of the residue to make electricity, or planting cover crops, would reduce carbon emissions.

Early - stage venture capital fund New Crop Capital funds startups that develop cultured and plant - based meat, dairy, and egg products, along with service companies that facilitate the promotion and sale of these products.

Futures were originally created to help farmers hedge against changes in the prices of their crops between when they were planted and sold.

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta already grow large volumes of relevant crops (like lentils, peas and beans), house plant - science and ingredient research and development, have good transportation and logistics infrastructure and enjoy the benefits of preferential access to the U.S. market.

Corn closed higher as traders worried about planting progress and reacted to news of increasing crop stress to the Winter Corn crop in Brazil.

According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), the total area planted to winter crops is forecast to be a record 19.2 million hectares in 2000/01, following good planting rains across most grain - growing areas in the eastern states.

If you plant seeds instead of planting female clones, then approximately half of your crop will likely produce males; the average male to female ration in seed.

Hemp belongs to the cannabaceae plant family that contains over 270 species and 11 genera and is often confused with cannabis plants that are uses as a source of the drug, marijuana; however, hemp does not have any psychoactive or drug properties and is often identified as an agricultural crop.

Actually food for several years, since having salt water flood the earth would have caused the death of almost every plant that most of those animals could have eaten as well as damage the earth so the crops wouldn't have been able to come back for years.

He violates Lev.19: 19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton / polyester blend).

--- «Growing more yields of plant foods thru non-organic means lowers the nutritional value of food crops.»

Growing more yields of plant foods thru non-organic means lowers the nutritional value of food crops.

The term khadir for instance, refers to a place having young green crop; al - khadiir, al - khadira and al - khudra likewise means «a green and rough herbage or leguminous plant... it rises to a height of a cubit and fills the mouth of a camel».

1000s of my friends and family have grown 30 - 99 plants for 20 years, thanks for keeping prices high and NORCAL wealthy... # 1 crop in cali = $ 15 Billion Untaxed...

One isolated ridge - top in the Andean foothills of western Ecuador, only twenty square kilo - meters in area, lost as many as ninety unique plant species when the last of its forest was cleared to plant subsistence crops (Wolf 1987).

In addition to the preservation of wild strains of crop plants there is the possibility of discovering altogether new crops.

We are no longer subject to the laws of the Old Testament, so plant whatever crops you want

Hi Dave, The last crop of peppers from my Habaneros are coming in, and since we're approaching winter I wanted ask if I should cut back the foliage on my plants at all.

Every field is carefully fenced in with paling formed of the mid-ribs of the palmyra - leaf, or by rows of prickly plants, aloes, cactus, euphorbias, and others; and every one is divided into small beds, each containing a different crop; but the most frequent and valuable crops are the ingredients for the preparation of curry; such as onions and chilies, which are exported to all parts of the coast and carried in large quantities into the interior.

Generally speaking, the wild relatives of crops harbor high levels of genetic diversity, which is very advantageous in the wild, where the plants are subject to ever - changing growing conditions.

An outside organization would verify their performance on a variety of socially and environmentally responsible practices, ranging from installing solar panels, recycling corks, planting cover crops or reducing use of pesticides.

Flaxseeds are seeds of the flax plant, a fiber crop that is used to make linen fabrics.

Untreated manure of all types has the potential to pose a food safety risk, and farmers, organic and conventional alike, have traditionally mitigated this risk by applying manure to their fields early in the season before they have planted the crop.

Though ingredient suppliers have been working with the crop for years, peas as a source of plant - based protein is on a strong upwards trajectory.

At Rodale Institute, Ross is responsible for field maintenance including planting and seeding, maintaining the farm equipment necessary to work the fields, and expanding the livestock operations, particularly the vertical integration of the poultry and hog operations into crop rotations.

This large umbrella plant produces abundant beautiful white flowers that turn to a large crop of the long slender fruit.

Control: Control includes well - drained soil, proper plant spacing, crop rotation, and careful removal of all infected plants as soon as possible.

His plan was to put the most valuable crops in the center of the farm and the less valuable crops — and the chile plants — on the perimeter of the farm.

Cultivation for export, however, would involve less risk, if capsicums were regarded as a secondary or intermediate crop, to be grown on a plantation along with the principal one — as natives plant groundnuts or other beans between the rows of their maize - gardens — in a country with favourable soil and climate.

That's when Dr. Michael Bartolo, an extension vegetable crops specialist and associate professor at Colorado State University's Arkansas Valley Research Center, obtained a plant of a strain of Pueblo chile from his uncle, Harry Mosco, a farmer on the Saint Charles Mesa, east of Pueblo.

After five years of research and development (meanwhile experiencing an incredible amount of industrial espionage concerning their growing methods) they harvested their first test crop, growing plants for their specially - designed recirculating hydroponics system.

Fava bean plants are a great source of nitrogen for the vegetable garden so we grow them as a cover crop for that purpose, and reap the benefits of fava bean salads, soup or spread before we dig them under.

Unlike many plantation crops, like rubber and oil palm, cocoa can be grown with a diverse mixture of other plants.

Climate - smart agriculture promotes a number of water conservation practices, such as planting a buffer of trees and bushes along streams and rivers to prevent erosion and contamination from crop runoff.

To guard against the economic catastrophe of a failed coffee crop, many growers now mix in other cash crops such as yucca and tomatoes, alongside their coffee plants or experiment with growing hybrid coffee plants that are better adapted to climate extremes or are better able to resist pests.

A group of biologists from the Missouri - based Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have uncovered a genetic mechanism that could increase the yields of some of the world's most important cereal crops, like maize and sorghum.

Buckwheat bread — nutritious values and recipes Buckwheat is a plant similar to the rice grain and method of use, but much richer in protein and nutrients than other conventional crops.

As stewards of the Arid Crop Seed Cache, New Mexico's largest collection of native and drought tolerant plants, CP is working to reintroduce these seeds into the communities.

When you buy fruits and vegetables through our Markon First Crop (MFC) and Ready - Set - Serve (RSS) brands, you get the confidence that they have been planted, grown, harvested, and processed under the strict requirements of our 5 - Star Food Safety ® Program.