Crops

10,000 years! That’s the time prehistoric farmers have been domesticating crops. Can you believe that? That unfortunately opened the door to genetic engineering in farming. Genetic engineering in general has been going on for ages. The process of altering DNA in an organism genome, is known as genetic engineering. In a more accessible understanding it is known for changing DNA in an organism’s chromosomes. It can be used variously in the field of science and engineering. For instance, in…

tractor that is equipped with auto steer and heated seats, and go back to a horse drawn plow. In a way this is what the push for non GMO products are doing to farmers. One of the largest debates in today’s agriculture, is it effective to plant non GMO crops. Will farmers profit from the lower yields, and high premium at the elevator? These are the kind of questions farmers ask themselves every spring when it comes to planting. Planting several acres of non GMO will not benefit the farmer. Not…

Due to the multitude of crops, resources, goods and people coming from the New World, Europe was able to increase both economically and in population growth The Colombian Exchange had a large effect on the population of Europe. With the influx of slaves coming from the Americas and the Indies, there was an immediate increase in population. Another cause for population growth at a somewhat slower rate was the growth from the crops and goods brought from the New World. Crops that included…

different types of liquid to stimulate acid rain, in order to determine the growth of crops when affected by different strengths of acid rain. My hypothesis was that if the liquid was less acidic, then the crops would be able to grow more effectively. My prediction was that water would grow the crops the tallest, that apple cider vinegar would grow the crops the shortest, and that white vinegar would grow the crops in the middle. Furthermore, my hypothesis was proven to be correct, as the less…

Genetically Modified Foods Genetically Modified Foods is what the future of this world will look like. Many people are not well informed about the beneficial facts GMOs can bring to our health, the farming environments, and world hunger. Genetic modification can transform the number of nutrients we put in our body, can cooperate with rapid climate changes, and most importantly, will solve the major conflict of world hunger. What are GMOS? Where did they come from? GMOS represent genetically…

water budget that minimizes water to satisfy crop needs is often a target for crop agriculture (Wysocki et al., 2005). The studies done so far show that there are many agents that affect crop yield and soil forming processes and indicate that crop yields can be affected directly by climate change, root zone moisture, soil forming factors, and applications such as fertilization, irrigation, drainage, seeding type, rotations plants, and so on. While high crop yields can be taken without irrigation…

Plants have been engineered to yield a toxin that is noxious to certain insects but has no effect on humans. An example of crops made to withstand pestilence from bugs is Bt cotton. It is one variety of cotton that makes up a vast majority of plantations around the world. This technique cuts down the use of of harmful pesticides that would otherwise damage or ruin the crop. In conclusion, GMOs are safe and have no effects on…

Project, 2).” Farmers have been modifying crops for a long time to make their produce more satisfactory, however, when the switch occured…

more energy than gasoline, it also delivers better fuel economy. The last fuel that I investigated was Ethanol, which was fuel that i thought was most suitable for the car manufacturing plant. Ethanol is a fuel that has been made from plants and crops which are known as biofuels. Of these, the most commonly extracted and used one is Ethanol and Biodiesel. Ethanol, along with other alcohols are all flammable. Biofuels are produced from wheat, corn and sugarcane which can be produced on demand,…

growing crops. RB209 is a publication produced by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to enable farmers, growers and agronomists to apply the correct amount of fertiliser for the particular situation. Forage Swedes Forage Swedes SNS Index (kg N/Ha) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nitrogen (N) 100 80 60 40 0-40 0 0 Phosphate…