Crop residue

IRRADIATION Food irradiation is the processing of food products by ionising radiation in order to control food borne pathogens, reduce microbial load and insect infestation, inhibit the germination of root crops, and extend the durable life of perishable produce (International Consultative Group, 1991). Application of ionizing radiation results in the radiolysis of water. This triggers the development of species such as OH−, hydrated electron and H+, which can then induce several chemical…

INTRODUCTION Bananas are one of the most important food crops in most of the African countries. About 75% of the farmers grow the crop on 1.3million hectares in Africa. Most of this production is for local consumption. They are amongst the most important commercial subtropical fruits grown in South Africa and are planted for sale in local markets or self-consumption and only a fraction of all bananas are sold in the world markets. The production technologies used for small scale and commercial…

Deforestation and environmental pollution are just a few of the environmental problems that our planet is facing today; however, as the population of the world continues to grow exponentially, the problems will only continue to get worse and more irreversible. As the amount of people who populate earth increases, “the demand for food, energy, minerals and other products” rises as well (Eitzen, Smith, Zinn 76). As we look at environmental issues, we must remember some “environmental problems are…

What role does Chemical Warfare play in war? Surprisingly it doesn’t play a role at all anymore. When man was refining weapons of war there were three things troops trembled at the thought of which is biological warfare, nuclear warfare and chemical warfare all these things are man-made in labs by scientists. It was always something troops were afraid of because these weapons if used right can end battles fairly quickly. These weapons are so strong that they have been banned from production by…

The prose from ‘Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight’ by Alexandra Fuller is full of imagery that makes the reader understand the characters better, as well as the situation that the characters are in. The author uses eloquent language to support the imagery in the text. Her usage of language helps us get a broader view of what the characters are like and how these characters form a family, we also get a perspective of the business that this family is working in and how they are in a way…

BACKGROUND Pigs have been essential to human’s life even before wild animals were domesticated. Ancestors of pigs comes from Asia and Europe 25 million years ago, however its domestication pigs began 6000 to 8000 BC. Pigs were highly produced in Asia especially China which is the highest pig producer even currently. Pigs arrived in South Africa in in 1600’s with the European settlers. South Africa’s indigenous breeds are the Windsnyer (Ramsay, 2002). Breeds which are also found and commercially…

out mercury and cyanide emissions. The food processing factories also can release out soot into the air in the process or frying and smoking processes, washing meat and fish plants put out a volumes of liquid waste that leave molds and bacterial residues that also pollute the air. Factories tried to reduce the air pollution by installed filter into their factories exhaust and used of natural gas for their power generators to produce electricity. Other cause is from our car that we drive every…

Factory farming needs to be more closely monitored because it is a leading cause of animal abuse. The definition of animal abuse is:“The intentional infliction by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal, regardless of whether the act is against the law” (UIA). On factory farms, animals are confined to battery cages, gestation crates, farrowing crates, feedlots and veal crates for the majority of their lives. These forms of containment cause severe pain and disease to the animals.…

John Deere: John Deere was born February 7, 1804 in Rutland, Vermont and died May 17, 1886 in Moline, Illinois. John Deere was born to William and Sarah Deere. He was their third son. In 1805 the Deeres moved to Middlebury, Vermont, where his father was a tailor. In 1808, he got on a boat headed for England, hoping to get more money for his family. No one ever saw him again and he was declared dead at sea. (Company) Raised only by his mother who made just enough money to get by, John’s…

Citrus is the general term for plants belonging to the family Rutaceae (Fejzic and Cavar, 2014). Citrus fruits are one of the important horticultural crops, with worldwide agricultural production of over 80 million tons per year. Brazil, China, United States, Mexico, India and Spain are the leading producers (Karoui, I. J and Marzouk, B, 2013, Marti et al., 2009). The most common citrus fruits are sweet orange (C. sinensis Osbeck), mandarin (C. reticulata Blanco), lime (C. aurantifolia Christm),…