food production log

One of the primary objectives of agriculture is to produce food. In the entire history of agriculture, food production has remained a prime objectiv..

Introduction - One of the primary objectives of agriculture is to produce food. In the entire history of agriculture, food production has remained a prime objective. Human food needs have undergone many qualitative and quantitative modifications in the last 5..

Summary - Although India's food production has increased by 300 percent, percapita availability of food has reduced, in the last 50 years. Human food needs are met by cereals, millets, pulses, oilseeds, fishes, milk products, poultry birds, eggs and..

Many technologies are generated out of intensive agricultural research, to increase the food production. They are grouped in three broad groups namely crop improvement, crop protection and crop production. There are three methods of crop improvement namely, selection, ..

Soil is the medium for plant growth, it provides anchorage to plants. Soil provides nutrients, both major and minor, to plants for their growth and development. Thus, it circulates the nutrients into biological system by means of mineral weathering. Soil harbours the microorganisms such as ..

Introduction - All living organisms need food for their existence. They need food for their growth, repair of tissues, energy and also protection against diseases. The various components of food are proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, roughage and wat..

1) Decomposers like Aspergillus (aerobic fungi), Neurospora (aerobic fungi) and Escherichia (anaerobic bacteria) act on the dead and decaying organic matter of plants and animals, releasing hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) to the environment. 2) Heterotrophic bacteria like Desulfavibrio and Acetobacter r..

To prevent adulteration and to maintain availability of good quality food stuff, the government has set up certain institutions for standardization. They are: Codex Alimentarius Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) The Agmark Standards Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) These..

The growth and yield of food crops are also seriously damaged by various insects. Each insect attacks the crop in its own style and damage the crop to complete its own life cycle. The insects attack almost all parts of crop and the damage may be direct loss of economic producth..

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..