Soil fertility means the ability of a soil to sustain plant growth by providing essential plant nutrients and favourable chemical, physical and biological characteristics as a habitat for plant growth. Soil Fertility Soil Fertility is defined as “the quality that enables a soil to provide the proper compounds, in the …
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Coral Reefs: Types, Formation and Importance
Coral reefs are beautiful underwater ecosystems, look like undersea cities, filled with colorful fishes and numerous wonderful creatures. Sometimes coral reefs are called the ‘rainforests’ of the sea. What are Coral Reefs? Coral reefs are ridge or mound-like biogenic structures in tropical seas composed of largely calcium carbonate, built by …
Read More »Soil as A Medium for Plant Growth
Soil is the most common medium for plant growth. It also serves as a foundation material for engineering structures, for sewage disposal or mined as ore. However, human’s primary interest in soil has centered on its potential to support plants which provide food, fibre and forest products. Basically the growth …
Read More »Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops (Part 3)
Do you know what is Center of Origin? The center of origin is a geographical area where the particular group of organisms (either domesticated or wild) first originated on earth. This is the 3rd part of the topic: Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops. If you have somehow …
Read More »Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops (Part 2)
Do you know what is Center of Origin? The center of origin is a geographical area where the particular group of organisms (either domesticated or wild) first originated on earth. This is the 2nd part of the topic: Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops. If you have somehow …
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