Sentence examples for in certain crops from inspiring English sources

In addition to tillage, other mechanical methods of weed control involve burning, grazing, and the use of ducks or geese in certain crops (in cotton and mint especially).

Bayer, a dominant player in the neonicotinoid pesticide market, initially said the report "appears to overestimate the potential for harmful exposures in certain crops, such as citrus and cotton, while ignoring the important benefits these products provide and management practices to protect bees".

In certain crops, delaying leaf senescence might one day allow more grain or fruit to mature, boosting yields.

"We will review the EPA document, but at first glance it appears to overestimate the potential for harmful exposures in certain crops, such as citrus and cotton, while ignoring the important benefits these products provide and management practices to protect bees," the company said.

Marker-assisted selection (MAS) has been used in plant breeding but has lagged behind in certain crops such as potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum) because of complex genome structure, limiting linkage analysis to economically important traits.

In addition, certain crops were threatened by pests such as grain-eating birds, which reduced harvests in the affected areas.

The use of vermicompost, which are castings produced by earthworms, suppresses disease in plants, improves flavor, and increases crop yield in some cases (by 20percentt for certain crops in one study!).

The US Environmental Protection Agency EPAA) said residues of the pesticide imidacloprid, which is sold under a variety of brand names, "potentially poses risk to hives when the pesticide comes in contact with certain crops that attract pollinators".

What you require to do in different countries is encourage production of certain crops in some countries and other crops in other countries depending on soil, moisture and other factors.

You also don't hear much discussion of whether certain crops in California — wine and weed, for example — are justified in such quantities, given the great amounts of precious water they soak up.

And so if plantations specialised in a certain crop, they left themselves open to sudden drops in income and consequently big losses.