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cabbage, spinach), we studied the influence of different ways of nitrogen fertilizer application on the crop productivity, the accumulation of nitrates in the crops, and the mineral nitrogen contents in the soil profile. Results show that yields depend mainly on the nitrogen rate, and are not si...
Peasant Agriculture in the Tropics A VALUABLE review of different systems of peasant agriculture in various parts of the tropics is made by E. W. Momber, School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge, in a recent issue of Rural Life (6, No. 1; 1961). Momber analyses existing practices in...
Think of the different ways you enjoy fish or other seafood: steaming fish ball soup,grilled salmon, boiled shrinp, fried scallops and more. Now think about not having these delicious foods because there is no more sealood. You may miss them a lot, and not just you would miss them. Nea...
School of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China Mingming Zhuge & Yuandong Hu College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kunming University, Kunming, China Tian Wu & Tiyuan Xia Institute of Science and Engineering of Ecology in Arid and Semi-arid Areas, Xi’an Universi...
way to teach people about cultivation and a vivid symbol of the need for biodiversity to ensure food security. "More than just food, embedded in these fruit is our culture ... In many ways, these fruit are our story," Van Aken says. environment nature art community biodiversit...
Drawing from Robinson’s (1997) critiques, CRCT underscores how capitalism exploits its own resources, including human labor, in destructive but self-sustaining ways. Younger Black Americans, for instance, face heightened mental stress due to the dual pressures of economic precarity and increased ...
Community Supported Agriculture(CSA)is a unique agreement with your farmer. You pay the farmer a fee in advance of the growing season and in return, you receive a variety of local, seasonal food directly from your farmer. Boxes are normally provided every week or Bi-Weekly during the growing...
Mason bees are vital pollinators for commercial agriculture operations. They visit a wider range of flowers than honeybees, boosting their cross-pollination power. They have dense, hairy patches on their abdomens that grab pollen. They tend to drop pollen as they fly, so they pollinate prolific...
Think of the many different ways you enjoy fish or other seafood: steaming fish ball soup, grilled salmon, boiled shrimp and more. Now think about not having this delicious food because of no more fish and seafood. You would likely miss them a lot, and not just you. Nearly half of the...