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There are few places on Earth that are without weeds. In other words, weeds represent a serious challenge to every crop production. Theoretically, a weed is every undesirable plant that competes with crops for nutrients, water, soil, or sunlight. Moreover, weeds are often host plants for various diseases, insects, or nematodes that may pose a potential threat to crops. Additionally, some species ofRead more

During these times, when the world is facing very intense population growth, farmers who are striving to meet the global food demands have become true heroes. Unfortunately, their mission of feeding the world is a demanding battle with unfavorable weather conditions and various pests that work against them. Insect Pests Damage the Crop Production InsectRead more

Like every other living organism, plants are susceptible to diseases. Crop disease involves any harmful deviation or alteration from the normal functioning of the physiological processes. Therefore, diseased plants suffer disturbances from normal life processes and their vital functions. In an attempt to reach high yields and healthy crops, farmers throughout the world struggle to preventRead more

Each day we wake up, we live our life focused on our own priorities and problems. While striving to meet our own needs and goals, we often forget about something much bigger – the planet we live on, the one that sustains us. Have you ever considered the fact that every single human activity affects our planet? MoreRead more

Vegetable farming is a type of crop production intended primarily for human consumption of the crop’s edible parts such as the shoot, leaves, fruits, and roots. According to the consume part of the crop, vegetables are divided into the following groups: Leaf vegetables (lettuce, cabbage, spinach) Fruit vegetables (pepper, cucumber, tomato) Root vegetables (carrot, radish, sweet potato) Bulb vegetables (garlic,Read more

Arable farming is a type of crop production that produces a wide range of annual crops. This means that the crop life cycle, from germination to seed production, is complete within one year. Depending on the type of use, there are a few different types of arable crops. These include: Grain crops; cultivated grasses andRead more

Nematodes are microscopic roundworm- like organisms that live in water films and water-filled pore spaces within the soil. Nematodes have the ability to fill almost any part and body that contains at least some amount of water. Most nematodes are free-living organisms which feed on bacteria, fungi, protozoans, or other nematodes. Many are parasites ofRead more

The life of every crop starts with a seed. Small but powerful, it has the ability to feed the world. Since food is the most universal necessity among all human beings, the seed is the most valuable and the important farm produce. Mankind and most other living organisms are totally dependent on the availability ofRead more

From the very beginning, the most important necessity to sustain human life has been food. After only being able to eat wild crops and animals initially, humans then began to domesticate crops. Early farmers produced crops that had more desirable traits than wild ones. They used them as a seed source for subsequent generations ofRead more

Vegetable transplants are young green plants that are grown from seeds, and partially from vegetative plant parts. Depending on the mode of transplant production and delivery date, they can be produced in the field (outdoor) or in a greenhouse (indoor). Unlike direct sowing, transplant production requires higher amounts of human labor. However, there are severalRead more