Agriculture Test Articles & Analysis
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However, in order to improve food production, pesticide/herbicide is widely used in agriculture. Over-use of pesticides can lead to hazardous chemicals entering the food chain. ...
The success of the OCP Kenya-OCP School Lab (OSL) project stems from a comprehensive approach to addressing agricultural challenges in Kenya. A review of various surveys on the state of agriculture revealed a connection between low crop yields, reduced incomes, and soil fertility constraints, particularly soil acidity. ...
Our Innovation Team asked if we might apply this lesson in an agricultural context. Specifically, we wondered whether spaceborne cameras capturing videos of the world’s agricultural fields while orbiting at 17,000 mph could be combined with modern machine learning tools to provide understandings just as useful and profound. ...
Adding thermal spray hard-facing to the cutting edge of an agricultural machinery knife is a tried-and-true method of extending the useful life of the product. ...
At Indigo, we believe the best lab for testing innovative agricultural techniques is the farm itself. Through collaborations with farmers around the US, we are building the world’s largest agricultural lab Indigo Research Partners with the goal of accelerating innovations that increase yields, improve ...
For years unwanted nutrients were also choking the Florida Everglades, but in a surprising reversal, phosphorus levels have been reduced 79 percent this year — more three times the state requirement — compared to the annual average runoff in the 1980s, according to an announcement from University of Florida’s Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences. The ...
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Water is an essential component of horticulture and agriculture whether it is used for irrigating field-scale vegetables, nursery stock, flowers or fruit. ...
This study is concerned with testing the efficiency of the rural labour market in the Gezira scheme. ...