Improvement in Food Resources
The following activities can lead to an improvement in crop production:
- Crop variety improvement
- Crop production improvement
- Crop protection management
Crop variety improvement methods
- Hybridization- It is a method by which two characteristics present in different organisms can be brought together into one organism
- Changing maturity time- By growing a plant that grows and yields faster, the crop cycle is reduced to increase profit
- Other agronomical factors- short plants are beneficial in cereals so that nutrition is not consumed by plants to grow taller.
Factors affecting the yield and quality of crops
- Rainfall
- Soil quality
- Diseases
- Weeds and Pests
Traits to be improved in a crop-
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- High yield
- Biotic and abiotic stress resistance like drought, floods, weeds and pests
- Wider adaptability
- Desired agronomic characteristics
- High nutritional value
- Nutrient management …
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