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Complete List of Some Wild Animals
Wild animals refer to species of animals that live and thrive in the natural environment, without human intervention. Examples include lions, elephants, bears, wolves, and many others. These animals are… Read More
All you need to know about Soybean Farming Process
Soybeans, which are also known as soya beans, are a legume species that is become one of the most widely consumed food all over the world. It is one of exceptionally nutritive… Read More
Facts about Quails (Coturnix coturnix) you should be Aware of
Quails are used to describe any of roughly 130 species of small short-tailed game birds classified in the families Phasianidae and Odontophoridae (order Galliformes), resembling partridges but generally smaller and… Read More
Hybridization in Agricultural Breeding
Pure line and mass selection methods make use of the existing genetic variability within a specific variety, while hybridization aims to create new genetic variation in plant traits. Hybridization is… Read More
Recurrent Selection in Plant Breeding: Types and Methods
Recurrent selection involves cycles of selection and recombination of selected individuals to form a new population in each cycle, from which selection can again be initiated. This method is used… Read More
Mass Selection in Cross Pollinated Crops
Mass selection refers to the process of selecting a large number of plants with similar phenotypes and mixing their seeds together to create a new variety. In phenotypic mass selection,… Read More
Procedure for Mass Selection in Crop Improvement
The procedure for selection involves the retention of superior, healthy, and good-looking plants from a mixed population. This can be done in different ways. In mass selection, a large number… Read More
Pure-Line Selection in Crop Improvement for Self-Pollinated Crops
Breeding methods for crop improvement are influenced by the reproductive system of the crop. This article focuses on methods commonly used for improving self-pollinated crops. A pure-line is a progeny… Read More
The World Wild Life Fund Organization
World Wild Life Fund (WWF) is an international non-profit organization founded in 1961, working to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.… Read More
Organic and Inorganic Termites Control Measures
Termites are becoming a big threat to most farmers. These eat up the crops in the gardens, Farm structures and also the stored produce. Their social way of life can… Read More
Self Incompatibility and Male Sterility in Crop Plants
This article introduces factors that encourage self and cross-pollination in crop plants, which may be due to flower structure, gametophytic, sporophytic incompatibility, or sterility systems. Read Also: How to Grow, Use… Read More
Reproduction in Crop Plants: Types, Importance, and Breeding Methods
The mode of reproduction in crop plants plays a significant role in determining the breeding method to use and largely influences the type of variety produced. Understanding the mode of… Read More
