Sentence examples for retain crop from inspiring English sources

The late maturity of pigeonpea means that free-grazing of cattle has to be delayed, which allows farmers to retain crop residues in the fields as mulch if they choose to; this allows the use of no-tillage practises.

With increasing interest in retaining crop residues on the soil surface, there is a need to evaluate their short- and long-term effects on crop yield and water and fertilizer requirements.

Aspects of particular strength were identified (crop rotations; response to applied fertilizers; the performance of bare fallows), together with areas for further development work (simulation of retained crop stubble during fallows, greenhouse gas emissions).

The MT treatment retains crop residue at the soil surface, reduces soil erosion and slows organic matter decomposition, which are key factors in enhancing the soil fertility status of southern Alberta irrigated soils.

Mulching typically involves retaining crop residues and other plant materials on the surface of the plot to cover as much soil surface as possible.

Adaptive measures on agricultural land use are changes in farming practices, such as a reduction in tilling or retaining crop residues after harvesting.

"I think that one of the challenges in such a plan is putting in the financial or economic mechanisms to be able to fund those within the coffee sectors that would be receiving money to retain their crop," said Robert Nelson, president and chief executive officer of the National Coffee Association of the United States.

"Our aim now is to retain the current crop of players and realise our ambition of winning the World Cup in 2013".

Additionally, to retain the current crop of rural eye care workers and possibly attract more, policy formulators should address the rural eye care workers' limited access to professional development and career progression by creating scholarship programmes and giving preferential sponsorship to workshops/refresher courses specifically for rural eye care workers.

Other potash project developers in locations as far apart as Australia and Eritrea, on the horn of Africa, are hoping to catch strong demand from farmers who use the fertilizer which helps crops retain water while also improving their taste and overall quality.

Crops retain between 30 and 70percentt of fertilizers applied, but it has been assumed that the remainder has been lost to leaching, denitrification, N2O gas emissions, runoff and erosion.