- Industry: Agriculture
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Varieties that mature within 105 days or less.
Industry:Agriculture
A method of soil treatment using chemicals wherein the pesticide, in gaseous form, is introduced into the soil by a soil injector; the soil or field position to be treated is first covered with a plastic sheet to prevent volatilization of the chemicals; the soil fumigant is highly toxic as it kills all forms of life--fungi, bacteria, nematodes, snails, and weeds.
Industry:Agriculture
The ability of the soil to supply nutrient elements in the amounts, forms, and proportions needed for maximum plant growth.
Industry:Agriculture
The unconsolidated mineral matter on the surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for growth of land plants. This has been subjected to and influenced by genetic environmental factors of parent material, climate (including moisture and temperature), macro- and microorganisms, and topography, all acting over a period of time and producing a product--soil--that differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties.
Industry:Agriculture
A relation between soluble sodium and soluble divalent cations which can be used to predict the exchangeable sodium percentage of soil equilibrated with a given solution.
Industry:Agriculture
A method of planting in sod with little or no tillage.
Industry:Agriculture
The process whereby the exchangeable sodium content of a soil is increased.
Industry:Agriculture
