MEANING OF CROP PEST
A pest can be described as any organism capable of causing damage to crop plant. Types of Crop Pest Important pests of crop plants are grouped into the following Continue Reading
MEANING AND CAUSES OF DISEASES OF CROPS
A plant disease may be defined as a departure or deviation of the plant from the normal state of health, presenting marked symptoms or outward visible signs. In other words, Continue Reading
PROCESSES OF CROP IMPROVEMENT
The processes of crop improvement include: Introduction. Selection. Breeding or Hybridization. a) Introduction: This involves the importation of introduction or some varieties of crops with desirable characteristics into areas Continue Reading
MENDEL’S WORK IN GENETICS
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) was a monk in an Augustinian monastery in Brunn, Austria. He is often regarded as the father of genetics because his work formed the foundation for scientific Continue Reading
DEFINITION OF SOME GENETIC TERMS
In order to understand the Mendelian Laws and its usefulness in plant breeding, it is important to know some technical words which we shall come across in crop improvement. Genes: Continue Reading
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT
Animal improvement refers to the ways of developing and breeding only those animals that show the greatest merit under consideration such as good feed conversion, growth rate, disease resistance and Continue Reading
FOREST MANAGEMENT
Forest can be defined as a large area of land covered with trees and bushes, either growing wild or planted for some purposes. Forestry, on the other hand, is the Continue Reading
FARM ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
MEANING OF FARM ACCOUNTS Farm accounts are statements of money paid out or received for goods and services used in a farming business. Money is received due to sales of Continue Reading
DETERMINATION OF PRICE BY DEMAND AND SUPPLY
In a market, there are buyers and sellers. The buyers bring their money to the market to buy the goods (demand) while the sellers bring the goods to the market Continue Reading
PRINCIPLES OF SUPPLY
Supply may be defined as the quantity of goods which a producer is willing and ready to offer for sale at a given price over a given period of time. Continue Reading