If the Green revolution had never happened, and yields had stayed at 1960 levels, the world could not produce its current food output even if it ploughed up every last acre of cultivable land.In contrast, GM crops boost yields, protecting wild habitat from the plough.
Results suggest that, on a previously degraded sandy loam Oxisol, P application to cover crop boosts P recycling and improves soybean yield by improving soil cover, and increases operational efficiency at sowing, even at low soil P levels.
Since it was first tested on tobacco production in 2013, CRISPR has been used on a range of crops, from wheat and rice to oranges and tomatoes; and for a whole spectrum of applications — from boosting crop resistance to pests, to improving nutritional contents.
The CASA model did not include the effects of irrigation on boosting crop NPP and yield, which is very commonly practiced in farmlands of the Plains states [28].
Tied ridging (TR) was the most efficient technique in reducing runoff and sediment yield and at the same time boosting crop yields in the semi-arid region.
Field water conservation practices are a way to build resilience against drought by increasing productive green water through reducing runoff and evaporation and thereby boosting crop yield.
Predators, including insectivorous birds and ants, can provide important biological controls in agroecosystems, boosting crop yield and offsetting the need for expensive inputs such as pesticides.
The findings, reported in today's issue of Science,* could lead to a technique for boosting crop yields in soils with high aluminum concentrations, a problem that afflicts 30% to 40% of the world's arable lands, especially those in developing countries.
Micro dams play a vital role towards boosting crop production in Northern Ethiopia as they can be built by pooling local resources, are simple to design and can be constructed quite quickly.
The largest is by boosting crop yields.
Over the past fifty years, the modern agriculture system has had great success boosting crop yields around the world; however, it has been reported that the amount and variety of essential nutrients in many crops has declined.
