The Agriculture Dictionary
The Agriculture Dictionary
Land rotation is a type of farming whereby after cultivating a piece of land for a while, a farmer leaves it to clear a new piece of land as the previous land starts to become less fertile. The farmer relocates…
Shifting cultivation and bush fallowing are traditional agricultural practices that have been used for centuries in many parts of the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions where the soil is not as fertile as in other areas. The practice…
Artificial insemination (AI) is a widely used method of breeding cattle that allows farmers to control the genetics of their herds and improve the efficiency of their breeding program. Artificial insemination in cattle involves collecting semen from a bull and…
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…