Sentences with phrase «plant variety improvement»

Theresa has been an active member of the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society's Farm Breeding Club, working to develop farmer - breeder partnerships to address the plant breeding and plant variety improvement needs of organic farmers.

Not exact matches

This covers research on improvement of rainfed lowland and irrigated rice varieties, plant pathology, entomology, soil science, agronomy, and farming systems.

Additionally, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire have also agreed to intensify collaboration, in the field of scientific research for the production of cocoa plants, the improvement of plant varieties, and also to adopt and implement a regional programme to fight against the swollen shoot disease.

Plant breeding is the genetic improvement of the crop in order to develop new varieties with desirable characters (traits)-- higher yield, resistance to diseases, better nutrition (higher micronutrient content).

Surely whatever improvements could be made to a diet that excludes white flour and sugar and isn't based entirely off meat don't negate the dramatic impact eating a wide variety of unrefined plant foods could have on magnesium intake.

In a news release, scientists at the meeting, held at a branch of the nonprofit International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, estimated that 90 percent of the wheat varieties planted by farmers around the world lack resistance to the rust variant, called Ug99 after its discovery in Uganda in 1999.

Lawn Technicians are landscaping workers responsible for completing a variety of duties, such as planting flowers and grass, applying pesticides and fertilizers, handling pest management activities, recommending horticultural improvements, maintaining sidewalks, and mowing the lawn using power mowers.