Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia - Agriculture
Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia - Banana
Hybrid origin; see text A banana plant is a herb in the genus Musa, which because of its size and structure, is often mistaken for a tree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - Notable Characteristics
At room temperature, sulfur is a soft bright yellow solid. Although sulfur is infamous for its smell - frequently compared to rotten eggs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - History
Domestic wheat originated in southwest Asia in what is now known as the Fertile Crescent. The earliest archaeological evidence for wheat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organotin: Encyclopedia Ii - Organotin - Preparation Of Organotin Compounds
As an example the organic synthesis of tributyl-[(Z)-5-phenyl-2-penten-2-yl]stannane: A Grignard reagent is prepared from magnesium turni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees - Highly Toxic Pesticides To Bees
Listed by brand name, generic name and length of residual toxicity. Note that the brand names listed here are by no means complete. Pest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Scab: Encyclopedia - Apple Scab
Apple scab is a disease of apple trees (genus Malus) caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. The disease manifests as dull b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biocide: Encyclopedia - Biocide
A biocide is a chemical substance, such as pesticides, which can be fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, miticides, or rodenticides, etc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Sigatoka: Encyclopedia - Black Sigatoka
Black Sigatoka is a leaf spot disease of banana plants caused by fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet. Plants with leaves damaged by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agrichemical: Encyclopedia - Agrichemical
Agrichemical (or agrochemical), a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a generic term for the various chemical products used in agric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia - Phosphorus
This article is about the chemical element. For the article about Phosphorus meaning "morning star", go to Phosphorus (morning star). Pho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia - Shampoo
Shampoo is a hair care product primarily used to remove the oils, dirt, skin particles and grime that gradually build-up in the hair. Sha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia - Wheat
T. aestivum T. aethiopicum T. araraticum T. boeoticum T. carthlicum T. compactum T. dicoccon T. durum T. ispahanicum T. karamyschevii T. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand: Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand
Aerial topdressing is the spreading of fertilisers such as superphosphate over farm land. Aerial Topdressing was developed in New Zealand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cell Wall: Encyclopedia - Cell Wall
A cell wall is a more or less solid layer surrounding a cell. They are found in bacteria, archaea, fungi, plants, and algae. Animals and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canker: Encyclopedia - Canker
Canker and anthracnose are general terms for a large number of different plant diseases, characterised by broadly similar symptoms, the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia - Sulfur
Sulfur (or sulphur; see spelling below) is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dandruff: Encyclopedia - Dandruff
Dandruff (Pityriasis capitis) is the excessive flaking of dead skin that forms on the scalp. As it is normal for skin cells to die and fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creosote: Encyclopedia - Creosote
Creosote is the name used for a variety of products: wood creosote, coal tar creosote, coal tar, coal tar pitch, and coal tar pitch volat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agricultural Aircraft: Encyclopedia - Agricultural Aircraft
An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use -- usually aerial application of pesticides...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters S And T: Injury Poisoning And Certain Other Consequences Of External Causes: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters S And T: Injury Poisoning And Certain Other Consequences Of External Causes - S00-t14 - Injury
ICD-10 Chapters S and T: Injury poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - S00-S09 head. (S00) Superficial injury o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnaporthe Grisea: Encyclopedia Ii - Magnaporthe Grisea - Biology And Pathology
M. grisea is an ascomycete fungus. It is an extremely effective plant pathogen as it can reproduce both sexually and asexually to produce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cell Wall: Encyclopedia Ii - Cell Wall - Plant Cell Walls
Plant cell walls have a number of functions: they provide rigidity to the cell for structural and mechanical support, maintaining cell sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Properties
Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colours; most cultivars are yellow when ripe but some are red. The ripe fruit is easily peeled and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dandruff: Encyclopedia Ii - Dandruff - Causes
As skin grows, epidermal cells are pushed outward where they eventually die and flake off the body. In most people, these flakes of skin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shampoo - The Ingredients
Shampoo - Detergents. Surfactants, also known as wetting agents, lower the surface tension of a liquid, allowing easier spreading, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Agriculture - Overview
Agriculture sometimes refers to subsistence agriculture, the production of enough food to meet just the needs of the farmer/agriculturali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Agriculture - Overview
Agriculture can refer to subsistence agriculture, the production of enough food to meet just the needs of the farmer/agriculturalist and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Borlaug: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Borlaug - Expansion To South Asia: The Green Revolution
Main article: Green Revolution In 1961 to 1962, Borlaug's dwarf spring wheat strains were sent for multilocation testing in the Internati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - Precautions
This is a particularly poisonous element with 50 mg being the average fatal dose (white phosphorus is generally considered to be the leth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soy Protein: Encyclopedia Ii - Soy Protein - History
Soy protein {90%protein (N x 6.25) on a moisture-free basis} has been available since 1935 for its functional properties. In 1935, Africa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Scab: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple Scab - Life Cycle
The infection cycle begins in the springtime, when suitable temperatures and moisture promote the release of V. inaequalis ascospores fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shampoo - Ingredients
Shampoo - Detergents. Surfactants, also known as wetting agents, lower the surface tension of a liquid, allowing easier spreading, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lime Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Lime Sulfur - Use
Lime sulfur is sold as a spray for deciduous trees to control fungi, bacteria and insects living or dormant on the surface of the bark. L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - Notable Characteristics
Common phosphorus forms a waxy white solid that has a characteristic disagreeable smell similar to that of garlic. Pure forms of the elem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand - Origins
History of aerial topdressing in New Zealand - Other Aerial Applications. The first known aerial application of agricultural materials ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Agriculture - Overview
Agriculture can refer to subsistence agriculture, the production of enough food to meet just the needs of the farmer/agriculturalist and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - Notable Characteristics
At room temperature, sulfur is a soft bright yellow solid. Although sulfur is infamous for its smell - frequently compared to rotten eggs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - History
The domestication of bananas took place in southeastern Asia. Many species of wild bananas still occur in New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - Applications
Sulfur has many industrial uses. Through its major derivative, sulfuric acid (H2SO4), sulfur ranks as one of the more important elements ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shampoo - History
The word shampoo in English usage dates back to 1762, with the meaning "to massage". The word was a loan from Anglo-Indian shampoo, in tu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Borlaug: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Borlaug - Current Roles
Following his retirement, Borlaug has continued to participate actively in teaching, research and activism. He spends much of the year ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Borlaug: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Borlaug - Honors And Recognition
In 1968, Borlaug received what he considered an especially satisfying tribute when the people of Ciudad Obregón, where some of his earli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees - Common Insecticides Toxic To Bees Used On Soybeans
Many insecticides used against soybean aphids are highly toxic to bees. Orthene 75S (acephate) Address 75 WSP (acephate) Sevin (Carbaryl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cell Wall: Encyclopedia Ii - Cell Wall - Algal Cell Walls
Like plants, algae have cell walls (Sendbusch, 2003). Algal cell walls contain cellulose and a variety of glycoproteins. The inclusion of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - World production of major crops in 2004. In millions of metric tons, based on FAO estimates[2]: By crop types Cereals 2,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Agriculture - History
Archaeobotanists/Paleoethnobotanists have traced the selection and cultivation of specific food plant characteristics, such as a semi-tou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Agriculture - History
Archaeobotanists have traced the selection and cultivation of specific food plant characteristics, such as a semi-tough rachis and larger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Borlaug: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Borlaug - Early Life Education And Family
Borlaug is the great-grandchild of Norwegian immigrants to the United States. Ole Olson Dybevig and Solveig Thomasdotter Rinde, from Leik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Borlaug: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Borlaug - Career
From 1942 to 1944, Borlaug was employed as a microbiologist at DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware. It was planned that he would lead research...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Borlaug: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Borlaug - Wheat Research In Mexico
The Cooperative Wheat Research Production Program, a joint venture by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - Occurrence
Due to its reactivity to air and many other oxygen containing substances, phosphorus is not found free in nature but it is widely distrib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - Biological Role
Phosphorus is a key element in all known forms of life. Inorganic phosphorus in the form of the phosphate PO43- plays a major role in bio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soy Protein: Encyclopedia Ii - Soy Protein - Uses
Soy protein - Textured Soy Protein. For more details on this topic, see textured soy protein. TSP is made by forming a dough of defat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soy Protein: Encyclopedia Ii - Soy Protein - Health
Soy protein may prevent heart problems and many countries allow health claims for foods that are rich in soy protein. A soy protein healt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - History
Sulfur (Sanskrit, sulvere; Latin sulpur) was known in ancient times, and is referred to in the Biblical Pentateuch (Genesis). The word it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - Precautions
Carbon disulfide, Carbon oxysulfide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide should all be handled with care. Although sulfur dioxide is suf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - Production And Consumption Statistics
In the 2004 crop year, global wheat production totalled 624 million tonnes and the top wheat producing countries were: China: 91.3 milli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - Naming
There are many taxonomic classification systems used for wheat species, discussed in a separate article on Wheat taxonomy. It is good to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soy Protein: Encyclopedia Ii - Soy Protein - Product Types
Soy protein - Isolates. Soy protein isolate is the most refined form of soy protein and also has the highest soy protein content (90%)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soy Protein: Encyclopedia Ii - Soy Protein - Production Methods
Edible soy protein "isolate" is derived from defatted soy flour with a high solubility in water(high NSI). The aqueous extraction is carr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shampoo - History
The word shampoo in English usage dates back to 1762, with the meaning "to massage". The word was a loan from Anglo-Indian shampoo, in tu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - Precautions
This is a particularly poisonous element with 50 mg being the average fatal dose (white phosphorus is generally considered to be the leth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - Biological Role
Phosphorus is a key element in all known forms of life. Inorganic phosphorus in the form of the phosphate PO43- plays a major role in bio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shampoo - Description
Shampoos are used to clean hair by stripping sebum from the hair. Sebum is naturally occurring oil that coats the hair and tends to colle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - Occurrence
Due to its reactivity to air and many other oxygen containing substances, phosphorus is not found free in nature but it is widely distrib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - History
Phosphorus (Greek phosphoros, meaning "light bearer" which was the ancient name for the planet Venus) was discovered by German alchemist ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shampoo - Specialized Shampoos
There are shampoos available specifically for those who have dandruff. Such shampoos contain zinc pyrithione, selenium sulfide etc. These...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phosphorus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phosphorus - Notable Characteristics
Common phosphorus forms a waxy white solid that has a characteristic disagreeable smell similar to that of garlic. Pure forms of the elem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - Compounds
Hydrogen sulfide has the characteristic smell of rotten eggs. Dissolved in water, hydrogen sulfide is acidic and will react with metals t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand - The Mature Industry
By 1958 there were 73 aerial topdressing firms in New Zealand, flying 279 aircraft - but although the amount of superphospate dropped and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Urban Legends
In the 1940s and 1950s, an urban legend involved tarantulas hidden among bunches of bananas. While tarantulas do not hide in bananas, cer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Attitudes Toward Bananas
Bananas are one of the most popular fruits among people of all origins. However, because of the stereotypical image of monkeys and apes e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand - The Aircraft
By 1952 there were 38 firms in the business in New Zealand, operating 149 aircraft, of which 138 were Tiger Moths. A smattering of higher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters S And T: Injury Poisoning And Certain Other Consequences Of External Causes: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters S And T: Injury Poisoning And Certain Other Consequences Of External Causes - T15-t98 - Poisoning And Certain Other Consequences Of External Causes
ICD-10 Chapters S and T: Injury poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lime Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Lime Sulfur - Safety
Lime sulfur reacts with strong acids (including stomach acid) to produce highly toxic hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg gas) and indeed usuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand - The Supermen - Private Operators
Several factors lay behind the development of aerial topdressing in the apparent backwater of New Zealand. The New Zealand civil service ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Effects Of Banana Diseases In East Africa
Most bananas grown worldwide are used for local consumption. In the tropics, bananas, especially cooking bananas, represent a major sourc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Banana Pests And Diseases
While in no danger of outright extinction, in the next 10-20 years the most common edible banana cultivar the 'Cavendish' could become un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cell Wall: Encyclopedia Ii - Cell Wall - Algal Cell Walls
Like plants, algae have cell walls (Sendbusch, 2003). Algal cell walls contain cellulose and a variety of glycoproteins. The inclusion of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand - Print Media
Alexander, G. & J. S. Tullett, “The Super Men”. A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1967 (an popular, anecdotal history of the earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Seed Testing. Seeds are tested for various qualities to ensure a high quality harvest, and to limit or prevent the spread...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cell Wall: Encyclopedia Ii - Cell Wall - Prokaryotic Cell Walls
Cell walls of bacteria are primarily used for protection against hostile environments or, in the case of pathogenic bacteria, against the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cell Wall: Encyclopedia Ii - Cell Wall - Fungal Cell Walls
Not all species of fungi have cell walls but in those that do, the cell walls are composed of cellulose, glucosamine, and chitin, the sam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Banana Trade
Bananas are among the most widely consumed foods in the world, and the only fruit to appear in the top ten biggest food crops. However, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand - Environmental Impact
Ironically, given the industry was started by government research aimed at soil conservation, a number of negative impacts have emerged. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Aerial Topdressing In New Zealand - Reaserch In Other Nations
History of aerial topdressing in New Zealand - Australia. The first experimental topdressing in Australia was done by a private Tiger M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnaporthe Grisea: Encyclopedia Ii - Magnaporthe Grisea - Distribution
Rice blast was probably first recorded as rice fever disease in China in 1637. It was later described as imochi-byo in Japan in 1704, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - History
Domestic wheat originated in southwest Asia in what is now known as the Fertile Crescent. The earliest archaeological evidence for wheat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - Genetics & Breeding
Wheat genetics is more complicated than domesticated animal genetics. Wheat is capable of polyploidy, or having more than two sets of chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - Hulled Vs. Free-threshing Wheat
All four wild species of wheat, and in the domesticated einkorn, emmer and spelt wheats are hulled (in German, Spelzweizen). This more pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - Precautions
Carbon disulfide, Carbon oxysulfide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide should all be handled with care. Although sulfur dioxide is suf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - Isotopes
Sulfur has 18 isotopes, of which four are stable: 32S (95.02%), 33S (0.75%), 34S (4.21%), and 36S (0.02%). Other than 35S, the radioactiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sulfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Sulfur - Occurrence
Elemental sulfur can be found near hot springs and volcanic regions in many parts of the world, especially along the Pacific Ring of Fire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agriculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Agriculture - History
Archaeobotanists have traced the selection and cultivation of specific food plant characteristics, such as a semi-tough rachis and larger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - Naming
There are many taxonomic classification systems used for wheat species. It is good to keep in mind that the name of a wheat species from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - Economics
Harvested wheat grain is classified according to grain properties (see below) for the purposes of the commodities market. Wheat buyers us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shampoo - Description
Shampoos are used to clean hair by stripping sebum from the hair. Sebum is naturally occurring oil that coats the hair and tends to colle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnaporthe Grisea: Encyclopedia Ii - Magnaporthe Grisea - Control
M. grisea outbreaks are controlled through the application of expensive and potentially hazardous fungicides. Among the current blasticid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheat - Wheat In The United States
Classes used in the United States are Durum - Very hard, translucent, light colored grain used to make semolina flour for pasta. Hard Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shampoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shampoo - Specialized Shampoos
There are shampoos available specifically for those who have dandruff. Such shampoos contain zinc pyrithione, selenium sulfide etc. These...   » Read the article