Is Hacking Photosynthesis the Key to Increasing Crop Yields?
Scientists are trying to teach old crops some new tricks that will let them flourish in these harsher conditions—turning to secrets that reside in plants like …
Discover The 7 Moths That Destroy Crops
Here are the seven species of moths that are known for destroying crops. The vast majority of moths feed on a host plant while they are still s, just like butterflies do. Some moths, unlike most butterflies, don't just eat leaves; they can consume seeds, roots, or plants from the inside by burrowing into stems of wood or limbs.
How to achieve the most effective cover crop destruction
Cover crops are becoming a mainstream option for growers, but their successful destruction ahead of spring cropping is greatly dependent on the type of …
Drought Could Aid Crop-Destroying Pests | Scientific …
The extreme weather is especially beneficial for spider mites, which infect corn and soybean crops, destroying foliage and reducing harvest size. This year's mild winter and warm spring gave the ...
The 4 Most Destructive Pests For Farmers
Rodents are one of the principal and most persistent pests in many agricultural areas. These animals consume and damage crops, often destroying an entire harvest. Farmers must take special care to prevent rodents from …
Materials informatics reveals new class of super-hard alloys
A new method of discovering materials using data analytics and electron microscopy has found a new class of extremely hard alloys. Such materials could potentially withstand severe impact from ...
23.6: Alloys
An alloy is a mixture of metals that has bulk metallic properties different from those of its constituent elements. Alloys can be formed by substituting one metal atom for another of similar size in the lattice (substitutional alloys), by inserting smaller atoms into holes in the metal lattice (interstitial alloys), or by a combination of both.
Metal Corrosion: Understanding the Causes, Effects, and …
While corrosion and rust are both a result of oxidation of Metal, there are differences between the two. ... Choosing corrosion-resistant alloys appropriate for the specific application can significantly reduce the susceptibility to corrosion. ... Many iron and steel products are protected by being coated in a hard layer of another substance ...
5.4: Alloys and Crystal Defects
Because both alloys and defects can be achieved by substitutional and interstitial mechanisms, you may be wondering what the different between an alloy and a defect is. It is in part related to concentration. Generally, a defect is the result of very small concentrations of impurities, while alloys represent larger concentrations of atoms …
9.4: Pests and Pesticides
Pests are organisms that occur where they are not wanted or that cause damage to crops or humans or other animals. Thus, the term "pest" is a highly subjective term. A pesticide is a term for any substance intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Though often misunderstood to refer only to insecticides, the ...
The Sting of Defeat: A Brief History of Insects in Warfare
Entomological warfare (EW) has manifested through human history in three main forms: insects directly used as weapons, insects used to destroy crops, and insects used as vectors to inflict disease. More recently, though, insects have become sources of innovation for advanced military technology.
California farms destroying crops instead of paying for water
The Woolf ranch in California's Central Valley is scaling down its almond orchards to focus on less water-intensive crops, like tomatoes.
Locusts: A close-up look at the swarms devouring the world's crops …
Huge swarms of desert locusts are wreaking havoc in parts of East Africa, Asia and the Middle East, threatening crops, livelihoods and food supplies.
Pest Outbreak: 12 Animal Infestations That Destroy Crops
Animal infestations occur every year by the invasion of insects on a large field or crops or plants. When we talk about animal infestations
Hogs are running wild in the U.S.—and spreading disease
The nation's six million feral pigs are destroying crops and preying on endangered species. But the most serious threat they pose is to human health.
Unspoken Truths About Pests: Deer Damage in Crop Fields
HOW TO CONTROL. If deer cause major yield damage in your fields, you'll want to take an integrated pest management approach to controlling them and …
Stress Corrosion Cracking of Copper–Nickel Alloys: A Review
Under the combination of certain corrosive ions and stress, Cu-Ni alloys may experience severe stress corrosion cracking (SCC), which causes premature failure and hinders their further applications as crucial construction materials in various engineering fields. To reveal the origin of such failure, minimize the related negative impacts, and …
How to Destroy a Computer Hard Drive
Learn how to destroy a computer hard drive properly so you can protect your business and personal data from theft.
Millions of feral pigs pose bigger threat to environment than
Feral pigs are a threat to the environment, cultural sites and Australia's $65 billion agricultural industry. Now new research reveals their digging is also contributing to carbon emissions.
destroying crops both for hard alloy
This study evaluates the machining performance of newly developed modified jatropha oils (MJO1, MJO3 and MJO5), both with and without hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) …
Michigan cherry growers are destroying their crops as the …
A growing number of Michigan cherry growers have been destroying their crops as costs exceed revenues. Credit: Courtesy of Joe Rasch Orchards ... both farms cited lack of income from the crop as a significant reason for their decisions. ... "We're working as hard as we can to try to make sure that that doesn't happen." ...
Extreme weather can hit farmers hard. Those with smaller …
Extreme weather can hit farmers hard. Those with smaller farming operations often pay the price ... harvesting soybeans, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Lynnville, Ky. After historic rainfall in July 2023, floods submerged crops on Clark's farm, destroying about 18 acres of tobacco crop and 200 acres of soybeans. ... "But to see …
Crop pests: Under attack
By figuring out which factors contribute most to a crop's demise, agroecologists hope to identify strategies to mitigate pest damage. Droughts also make …
Using technology to prevent elephants from destroying crops
Elephants are intelligent, emotional and social creatures, but they often get into trouble. Both African elephant populations and human populations are expanding, meaning there is less room for both. When fields are planted along migratory paths, the ripe crops are too tempting for hungry elephants.
Scientists warned this weed killer would destroy crops. EPA …
The weed killer dicamba is drifting from fields and destroying crops. Sharon and Kelvin Dordon of Bernie, Mo., say their tomatoes are among the casualties. Broadleaf plants flinch at the slightest drop of dicamba, which the EPA has approved for use on genetically modified soybeans and cotton.
Kansas Wheat Farmers Are Destroying Crops Due To Severe …
As a result of severe droughts, wheat farmers in Kansas are destroying their crops. Here's what led many to this decision and the effects beyond the field.
Full article: Removal of selected heavy metals and metalloids …
The soils' physico-chemical properties and the concentration of some selected heavy metals and metalloid (As, Cd, Cu, Ni and Pb) were determined. Plant …
Farmers and the New Deal
The AAA essentially offered payment to farmers in exchange for them growing less crops, thus preventing the issue of overproduction which had been a major cause of the Great Depression that began in 1929. ... the AAA even paid farmers to actually destroy some of their crops and kill their animals. In 1933 alone, it is believed that $100 million ...
Is the government telling farmers to destroy their crops?
A compilation of videos being shared on Facebook all claim that the federal government is telling farmers in the U.S. to destroy their crops, and threatening to …
9 Common Animals Who May Be Destroying Your Garden: …
9 Common Animals Who May Be Destroying Your Garden: How to Stop Critters from Eating Your Plants. Jul 05, 2024 Nate Littlewood. ... Sure – bunnies and deer are cute and all, but they won't be so adorable when you catch them munching away at those crops you worked so hard to grow.