Improved nutrition The GM oilseed crops on the market today offer improved oil profiles for processing or healthier edible oils.[58] The GM crops in development offer a wider array of environmental and consumer benefits such as nutritional enhancement and drought and stress tolerance. GM plants are being developed by both private companies and public research institutions such as CIMMYT‚ the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre.[59] Other examples include a genetically modified cassava
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RUBBER Area planted increased by 7.53% in 2010. From 128.34 thousand hectares in 2009‚ it expanded to 138 thousand hectares in 2010. The number of mature trees increased to 39.36 million trees from 37.21 million trees in 2009. While the dry spell led to lower production in 1H2010‚ high demand and prices induced more tappings in the 2H2010. Consequently‚ production increased by 1.09% from 390.96 thousand MT in 2009 to 395.24 thousand MT in 2010. Zamboanga Peninsula led in rubber production in 2010
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------------------------------------------------- Genetically modified crops Genetically modified crops (GM crops‚ or biotech crops) are plants‚ the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineeringtechniques‚ to resist pests and agents causing harm to plants and to improve the growth of these plants to assist in farmers efficiency. Genetic engineering techniques are much more precise[1] than mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed to radiation or chemicals to create
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Genetically modified crops (GMCs‚ GM crops‚ or biotech crops) are plants‚ the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques. In most cases the aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally in the species. Examples include resistance to certain pests‚ diseases‚ or environmental conditions‚ or resistance to chemical treatments (e.g. resistance to a herbicide)‚ or the production of a certain nutrient or pharmaceutical agent. Genetic engineering techniques
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CASH CROPS OF PAKISTAN INTRODUCTION Rice is the most important cereal grown globally and the major staple food for about half of the world population‚ providing 23% of the worldwide calorie intake. Around 600 million tons of rice is produced globally each year. With in the next 20 years‚ this production needs to increase by 20 to 30% to satisfy the demand of an expanding population in Asia‚ Africa and Latin America. Hybrid rice is expected to play a major role in breaking the
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Crop Variety Improvement Introduction to crop variety improvement [pic] Introduction to crop variety improvement The development of improved‚ fertilizer-responsive high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice during the early 1960s and their widespread adoptions by farmers‚ first in Asia and then in Latin America‚ marked the beginning of what is known as the Green Revolution. Much has been written about this technological breakthrough and its impact-both positive and negative-in the years since
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Irrigating Crops with Seawater Brown J. Jed‚ Glenn Edward P.‚ and O’Leary James W. 1998. Irrigating Crops with Seawater. Scientific American. “Irrigating Crops with Seawater” talks about the global problem of finding enough water and land for the world’s population to survive. An estimated 494.2 million acres of cropland is needed just to feed the tropics and subtropics for the next 30 years. However‚ only close to 200 million acres are available
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Wheat Crop By Alannah Hardgrave [pic] Table of Contents • Summery – Page 3 • Aims of Trial – Page 4 • Review of Literature – Page 5 • Method and Materials – Page 6 • Results – Page 9 • Discussion – Page 12 • References – Page 14 [pic] Summary This report was composed to examine whether the significance of the minerals Nitrogen and phosphorous benefit the growth and development of the cereal crop wheat
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originated from Ethiopia‚ specifically in Hararge with a gradual expansion to different parts of Ethiopia‚ Yemen and other parts of the world as cited by Huffnagel in1961 (Dechassa ‚2001). In Ethiopia khat is an important and potentially lucrative cash crop. The employment opportunity created through the cultivation of khat is very high in that large numbers of people are involved in growing‚ harvesting‚ sorting‚ packing‚ transporting‚ loading and unloading the commodity (Dechasa‚ 2001) Many literatures
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production. It has become the most important cash and industrial crop of Pakistan. The agricultural sector contributes about 22% to country’s GDP with sugarcane share of 0.7% (Jamil et al.‚ 2007). Out of 12 major Cane growing countries of the world‚ Pakistan ranks 5th in area and production but 11th in cane yield and 7th in sugar production. One of the important factors affecting cane and sugar yields is lodging of cane stalks. A lodged sugarcane crop is more liable to damage by rodents. Its auxiliary buds
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