Sentences with phrase «require less fertilizer»

They require less fertilizer and water and pests are less of a problem.

They require less fertilizer, prevent soil erosion, require fewer or zero pesticides, the list goes on.

Relative to corn, grasses require less fertilizer, less tilling (which helps release carbon stored in the soil into the air), and store more of their carbon underground.

Perennial crops would require less fertilizer, less equipment and fuel to replant each season, and would provide year - round ground cover.

Using CRISPR, researchers can select hardier wild rice varieties that require less fertilizer or have a natural pest resistance, and turn off the one «seed shattering» gene that has made them undesirable to growers.

Crops that produce more nitrogen will require less fertilizer, thus lowering production costs and reducing the potential for runoff that can impact the environment, according to Subramanian.

Not exact matches

Whether it's switching to «no till» farming (which stirs up the soil less and requires less fuel), buying GPS - tracking systems to efficiently apply fertilizer or — as the Lambricks do — selling their products at a stand on the side of the road, many growers have already tried squeezing as much profit as they can from their operations.

Though these new «miracle seeds» did require much more fertilizer and were often less resistant to diseases, it was claimed that gains in agricultural output were spectacular in India, Pakistan and Mexico.

Sorghum can potentially yield more energy per area of land than other crops while requiring much less input in terms of fertilizer or chemicals.

Reeves says CIMMYT is already preparing a new planting technique called «bed planting» that requires 30 % less fertilizer for the same yields.

The fact that more sustainable farming will also be promoted in the process because mixtures require less pest control and utilize fertilizers more effectively is a welcome bonus.

Cynthia Ringgold, however, notes that the development has imported a special hybrid grass from the U.S., called Paspalum, which requires 50 % less fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation.

Energy crops produce energy efficiently, requiring only modest amounts of fertilizer and pesticide, and less fertile soil than is needed for other types of agriculture.

Growing more food on less land with fewer environmental impacts will require better seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and things such as vertical greenhouses and laboratory meat that make us less dependent on land and water to grow food.

Some fertilizers can also help eliminate weeds, and improve the overall quality of your lawn at the same time, so it requires less water or maintenance in the future.