The Agriculture Dictionary
The Agriculture Dictionary
On lifespan basis, we classify crops into three categories; the annuals, biennials and perennials. When we talk about lifespan, it basically is the period it takes a plant to grow from seed germination to fruiting or harvesting. We’ll be looking…
In agriculture, perennial crops are referred to as permanent crops because unlike annual and biennial crops, they don’t need to be replanted after one season or two, they require a number of growth cycles before they produce fruits and they…
In agriculture, biennial crops are crops that complete their life cycle within two(2) growing seasons or within 2 years. This means that from planting, flowering, fruiting and harvesting, takes two seasons. They sprout, grow, bear fruits and die off within…
In agriculture, annual crops are crops that complete their life cycle within a growing season or within a year. This means that from planting till harvesting takes one single year. They sprout, grow, bear fruits and die off within a…
Dicotyledonous plants, also known as dicots, are one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided. The name refers to one of the typical characteristics of the group, namely that the seed has…
Monocotyledonous plants commonly known and referred to as monocots, are grass and grass-like plants, the seeds of which commonly contain just a single early stage or one embryonic leaf or cotyledon. In agriculture the majority of the biomass produced comes from monocotyledons. These include…
Canadian farmers grow a lot of wheat. In fact, Canada is the fourth largest producer of wheat in the world. But why do Canadian farmers farmers prefer to grow wheat over corn? The answer is simple: because of climatic conditions…
Growing weed can be tricky. Growing cannabis is not as simple as throwing seeds into the ground and waiting for them to sprout. If you’re a new grower, it’s important to know all the insider tips on growing weed before…
Human waste is highly inconvenient. It smells terrible and can be difficult to dispose off when no plumbing is available. So the question is; can human waste be used as fertilizer? Fortunately, human waste has several benefits that can make…
Agriculture and farming seems old but never gets old, as we can’t stop eating and all the food we eat either come directly or indirectly from a farm. In this read, we’ll take you through some of the biggest farms…
This is an agricultural website, so we’ll be looking at colostrum in farm animals and not humans. Colostrum is very important in the life of every young animal, from calves to puppies to kids to lambs to piglets to kits to kittens and the likes. It is…
Cattle, farm animals that are domesticated and raised for their meat, milk and hides and some others for draft purpose. There are over 1000 breeds of cattle recognized world wide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which…