crop resources

Crop Resources - The biodiversity of plants is spread in forests and crops. Crops are species of plants cultivated for centuries with specifically distinguishable characters from their wild ancestors. Forests cover large number of species on a limited geograp..

The biodiversity of plants is spread in forests and crops. Crops are species of plants cultivated for centuries with specifically distinguishable characters from their wild ancestors. Forests cover large number of species on a limited geographical area. But, crops cove..

: Include different types of soils, their fertility and vast biological wealth in them. Forest resource: Include all types of forests and other naturally grown plant sources. Crop resources: include all cultivated crops and their potentialities. Marine and aq..

. Forests have harboured large number of wild animals. They are responsible for maintaining a specific microclimate around forest area. They are able to conserve the soils. Like all other nations, India has its own resource of crops. Although crop resource is..

Summary - Man has to be dependent on natural resources despite all the scientific inventions Natural resources could be classified into geographical, hydro-geological, atmosphere, edaphic, forest, crop, wildlife, marine / aquatic, animal, human and microbial resou..

Natural resources characteristically exhibit two features. They are: 1) Physical limitations 2) Limitations of regeneration / production. Natural physical resources like geophysical, hydro-geological, edaphic, atmospheric resources exhibit physical limitations. Such li..

. For example, more land was converted to cropland in the thirty years since 1950 than had been converted in the whole of the period 1700 to 1850 (The Biodiversity Synthesis Report in the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment project). Forty percent of the earth's land surface is now used to grow ..

Introduction - Man is an omnivore. He depends on both plants and animals for food. We know that crops are a major source of foo..

Introduction - Man is an omnivore. He depends on both plants and animals for food. In the previous chapter we studied about crops being the major source of our food. In this chapter, let us study about animal sources of food. Animal sources include eggs, meat, milk and fis..

Introduction - Man is an omnivore. He depends on both plants and animals for food. We know that crops are a major source of food. In this chapter, we shall study about animal sources of food. Animal sources include eggs, meat, milk and fish. Eggs and meat are rich in proteins, fats, vitam..