Category Basics of Agriculture

Make a Wise Choice

“There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all.” – Robert Orben In today’s modern world consumers are served with an amazingly wide range of choices…

Environmental effects of Burial

Regular entombment is the interment of the group of a dead individual in the dirt in a way that does not restrain disintegration however permits the body to reuse characteristically. It is an option to other contemporary Western interment strategies.…

Ways to Protect Our Environment

Environmental degradation is one of the serious concerns that the world is grappling with. Global warming, which is due to green house effects is increasing at an alarming rate. The ocean levels are rising and plastic materials are all over.…

Soil tillage

Soil tillage is a method of soil preparation for seedbed preparation, sowing or transplanting, and for crops’ growth. Types of soil tillage Conventional tillage The cultivation of the soil using plow, harrow and other farm tools or mechanical implements to…

Crop rotation

Crop rotation Crop rotation is one of the oldest and most effective cultural control strategies. It means the planned order of specific crops planted on the same field. It also means that the succeeding crop belongs to a different family…

What Is a Thermometer Hygrometer?

A thermometer hygrometer is a device that is used to measure both the current air temperature and the relative humidity at a particular location. The temperature is typically measured in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius, and the unit might show the indoor temperature, outdoor temperature,…

Soil Moisture Sensor

A soil moisture sensor is a device people can use to measure moisture levels in soil for purposes like irrigation control and scientific research. This equipment can use a number of different techniques to detect soil moisture, including measuring capacitance or impedance.…

How to protect plants from frost

When the weather report calls for freezing temperatures overnight, you don’t want to be rushing outside in the dark to cover your cold-sensitive plants. Here are some tips for being prepared. Why worry? Frost injures plants by causing ice crystals…

Weathering

Weathering is the breakdown and alteration of rocks and minerals at or near the Earth’s surface into products that are more in equilibrium with the conditions found in this environment. Most rocks and minerals are formed deep within the Earth’s crust where temperatures and pressures…