According to Feller, et al, 1995, the phenological phases of cucurbits (Cucumber = Cucumis sativus L., melon = Cucumis melo L., pumpkin, marrow, squash = Cucurbita pepo L., calabash = Cucurbita pepo L. var. giromontiina Alef./Greb, water-melon = Citrullus var. vulgaris Schad.), are the following: Sowing and emergence of seeds: In this stage, the seed …
Corn is a very important crop in a large part of the cultures of the world. It is a crop that is sown in the open sky on a larger surface; This implies that corn plants are affected by the climatic conditions in the regions where they are planted, very often these conditions are not …
The following table shows the damage caused by salinity and sodicity in different areas of agriculture: Salinity Sodicity Environmental Effects: Salinity processes due to the water table can take place in arid and semi-arid environments (imbalance in the hydric regime). Salts generally tend to accumulate in bottom topographical positions with poor drainage where they have …
Saline and sodic soils are the result of the accumulation of soluble salts and exchangeable sodium. For these problems to occur, there must be a generally constant rate of accumulation of salts and sodium; phenomenon that usually occurs in lowlands, where there is accumulation of runoff and poor drainage at one time of the year …
Peas and green beans are crops belonging to the botanical family of legumes. They are products that are consumed fresh, like a vegetable, since when they reach physiological maturity they become seeds and their consumption and uses change with this maturity. Peas are a legume native to the Middle East, from where it spread to …
The quality of water is a function of the specific use to which it will be destined, whether it is water for human consumption, for agricultural or industrial use, for recreation, or to maintain environmental quality. The FAO defines it as an important characteristic that affects the health of ecosystems and human well-being, such as …
The quality of the waters, together with the quantity, is one of the indicators of the environmental systems component to calculate the environmental sustainability index that considers the ability of countries to protect the environment in the coming decades. There are variables with greater use which are: salinity, sodicity, alkalinity and specific ionic toxicity and …
Organic agriculture arises with the development of conventional agriculture. The beginnings of agriculture and with it organic agriculture go back to the primitive planting of fruit seeds that the hunter-gatherers consumed and dispersed in the land surrounding the places where they temporarily resided, initially with the nomadic system and it intensified later with the appearance …
Organic agriculture is defined by the FAO as a production system that tries to maximize the use of land resources, emphasizing soil fertility and biological activity and, at the same time, minimizing the use of non-renewable resources and do not use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to protect the environment and human health. In detail, this …
Given the strong increase in demand for tequila that has occurred in recent years, both for domestic consumption and for export, the need to increase the production of Agave tequilana Weber Var. Azul, which is the raw material for its production, has led to the search for new areas for the production of agave, in …
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