show about five advantages about GM food. First of all, Genetically Modified plants and crops help crops to have more resistances (Connect US the Global Issue Blog, 2015), which is combated the natural disease, less to depend on the pesticides. That mean GM food can lead to decreased use of pesticides, GM crops do not need pesticides to have stronger protection and resistance combat the different kinds of pests and ,insects that may destroy it, they can be modified to be resistant to herbicides,…
Agricultural activities, including commercial farming and livestock production, has always been a priority for food availability. The countries around the world are getting many pressures on food supply as the world's population grow every second. This results in some countries expanding farm yields and some increasing the quality and quantity of crops by using more fertilizers and pesticides. It should be noted that agriculture use a global average of 70% of freshwater resources and the…
1.1.2 Conventional agriculture: solution or cause? Richard Eckard, Associate Professor in the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Science, explains the challenge of increasing food production to feed the world while transitioning turning conventional agriculture into sustainable agriculture. As stated above, the global population is predicted to reach around 9 billion by 2050. In parallel, to meet this future need, agriculture will have to increase production by…
consumer demand but negative effect on the health of consumers. Insufficient raw materials hamper optimal utilization of mills. Most mills are outdated, locally and Chinese manufactured, poorly functioning. They are aiming for mills that meet international…
Social loafing is a concept that has been discussed and researched since the year1913. However, in 1913 the phenomenon did not obtain the required attention. Maximilien Ringelmann, a French agricultural engineer, found that when a group of people collectively pulled on a rope, the output was comparitively less than when group members pulled on the rope individually (Kravitz and Martin, 1986; Ringelmann, 1913). The result of this finding was not considered until 1974 when Ingham, Levinger,…
2.1 Jatropha Curcas Jatropha curcas have a various advantages than by making it as a biodiesel feedstock. Jatropha Curcas can also help to recover the problematic lands such as soil erosion and act as hedge (Openshaw, 2000). The primary conservation benefits like improved soil restoration and management can be achieved by cultivation of Jatropha curcas. Other than that, this plant is act as fence which is to protect the agriculture…
Since the beginning of time, non-human animals have played an important part in the sustenance of human beings. In the ecosystem, co-existence of biotic components that are, micro-organisms, plants, animals, humans and the abiotic components, in a balanced way has resulted in the developed world we live in. The absence or lack of even the minutest beings from/on the earth can impact the ecosystem to a great extent. Still, some people consider that humans are far more superior to any other animal…
INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT OF MAIZE I. Integrated Crop Management - ICM 1. What is ICM? ICM is a manufacturing process to effectively provide sufficient food and other products, reducing the consumption of material resources, protecting the quality of soil, water, air, and biodiversity. 2. The basics of ICM - Plant care and nutrition management: + Using the high-yielding and disease-free seeds of good crop varieties + Ensuring planting density to promote the yield potential of varieties +…
and have complex feeding behaviors. Every plant on earth is on the constant hunt for food and nutrients—just like animals. To test his theory, Dr. Cahill and his student Pamela at University of Alberta use high tech, time lapse cameras that help to see how plant roots forage for nutrients. The research…
biology, mitosis is a part of the cell cycle when replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei” and Mitosis is “Meiosis is a specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell that gave rise to them”. The big difference between them is Meiosis makes a clone of their own cell, while Mitosis produces a fetus from gamete (sperm and eggs). Another difference is that Meiosis is mostly…