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Crop and Pasture Science is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal published by CSIRO Publishing. It publishes outcomes of strategic research in crop and pasture sciences and the sustainability of farming systems. The primary focus is broad-scale cereals, grain legumes, oilseeds and pastures as well as on experimental approaches from ...
Crop Science is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering agronomy. It was established in 1961 by founding editor-in-chief H.L. Hamilton and is published by ACSESS (Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies) in partnership with Wiley. It is the official journal of the Crop Science Society of America.
agricultural science. agriculture. The science and art of cultivating plants, animals, or other organisms to produce any of a variety of products that can be used by humans, most commonly food, fibers, fuels, and raw materials. agriculturist. Also agriculturalist, agricultural scientist, agrologist, or agronomist.
Precision Agriculture NDVI 4 cm / pixel GSD. Precision agriculture ( PA) is a farming management strategy based on observing, measuring and responding to temporal and spatial variability to improve agricultural production sustainability. [ 2] It is used in both crop and livestock production. [ 3]
The United States Forest Service estimated a net loss of about 2 million hectares (4.9 million acres) between 1997 and 2020; this estimate includes conversion of forest land to other uses, including urban and suburban development, as well as afforestation and natural reversion of abandoned crop and pasture land to forest. In many areas of the ...
The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants ( ICNCP) is a guide to the rules and regulations for naming cultigens, plants whose origin or selection is primarily due to intentional human activity. [ 1] It is also known as Cultivated Plant Code. Cultigens under the purview of the ICNCP include cultivars, Groups ( cultivar groups ...
Agricultural lime, also called aglime, agricultural limestone, garden lime or liming, is a soil additive made from pulverized limestone or chalk. The primary active component is calcium carbonate. Additional chemicals vary depending on the mineral source and may include calcium oxide. Unlike the types of lime called quicklime (calcium oxide ...
The UK Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation program requires the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) to report potential indirect impacts of biofuel production, including indirect land use change or changes to food and other commodity prices. [ 14] A July 2008 RFA study, known as the Gallager Review, found several risks and uncertainties, and that the ...