methods to improve quality and quantity of food production

Technologies to Improve Food Production - 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 ..

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 ..

The food agency inspected a sample of 500 pastries from a bakery and found that 15 were spoiled. After improving the quality of production, the agency inspected a new sample of 900 pastries from the bakery and found that 20 were spoiled. What is the probabili..

Varietal Improvement - There are several varieties of rice available in the market. Similarly, there are many varieties of mangoes and brinjal. Each variety is unique in its colour, size, shape and taste. Thus, one type of plant has many varieties. A lot of research has gone into creating..

There are several varieties of rice available in the market. Similarly, there are many varieties of mangoes and brinjal. Each variety is unique in its colour, size, shape and taste. Thus, one type of plant has many varieties. A lot of research has gone into creating these varieties. They have been ..

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..

It is the study of principles and practices related to improvement of quality as well as quantity of food including techniques of preservation of food..

Crop improvement technologies improve the potentialities of higher yield and food quality in crops. New varieties and hybrids of various crops released by various crop improvement techniques are ultimately aimed to increase the yield and better ..

Two parents of known well defined characters belonging to two different species within a genus are crossed to achieve heterosis. Some important hybrids (both inter specific and intra specific) are listed ..

Manures are organic materials added to the soil to increase crop production. They are biological in origin. The organic matter content is bulky and large and the nutrient content is small. They have the following effect on the soil: They supply nutrients to the soil. Since the manures con..