Sentences with phrase «require less pesticides»

Hybrid seed yield more and require less pesticides (because they carry robust traits for resistance to pests and disease) as compared to open - pollinated seed.

But small - scale farmers also benefit with improved seeds that require less pesticide and water.

Not exact matches

Apart from avoiding pesticides which enter the ground and water supply at the farm, there is also less petrochemicals required to produce organically grown fabric.

It would also mean that less pesticides are required that are dangerous to other species.

It's worth noting that fluoride in water, toothpaste, pesticides, Teflon, etc. absolutely nukes vitamin A levels in the skin, driving up your requirements for A. It's possible that in a much lower - toxin world, we would require much less vitamin A that we seem to in order to avoid acne.

Frontline and advantage are useful products, and there are other natural alternatives as well, for those clients who prefer less pesticides, however these other methods sometimes do nt work as well and do require more persistance than the monthly drops.

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.

And of course regenerative agriculture conserves soils better, and requires less industrial pesticides, so has plenty of benefits.

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.

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