AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

MEANING OF AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION Agricultural pollution is defined as the release of toxic or harmful substances into the environment by natural forces or man and other animals to an extent ...

Uses of Land for Agricultural Purposes 1) Production of crops: Land is used for the production of food crops like yam, rice, maize, cassava and cowpea as well as production ...

Taungya system is defined as the planting of arable crops at early stages of forest establishment and the arable crops are harvested before the trees form canopies. In other words, ...

This is a system of livestock rearing which involves keeping of farm animals on a large scale and on a large expanse of enclosed land, which may be under natural ...

Pastoral farming: This is a system of farming whereby grazing animals such as cattle, sheep and goats are kept. The farmer who is known as the herdsman may manage his ...

Ley farming is simply defined as the cultivation of food crops with pasture crops. When food crops are harvested, the field quickly reverts to pasture for grazing. In other words, ...

This is a system which involves the growing of food crops in spaces between hedge-rows of trees or shrubs, which must undergo regular pruning every five or six weeks. The ...

There are two major classifications of land based on uses. These are: (a) Agricultural Land: Agricultural land include: Land for crop production. Livestock production. Fisheries. Note: Crop production, livestock production ...

Definition: Land may be defined as the uppermost layer of the earth's crust on which agricultural and non-agricultural activities are carried out. In other words, land can also be defined ...

The term, agriculture, is derived from two Latin words: "ager", meaning field, and "cultura", meaning cultivation. By this statement, agriculture means field cultivation. However, this is not a complete definition ...