biologyc
Sugar beets and _______________ were specifically developed by agronomists to increase needed food supplies.
tritecale
It has been taught that the early population of the earth remained small because:
-man was primitive -man was limited to hunting -man was limited to gathering wild foods
(Select all that apply.) Choose the three most fundamental necessities which plants provide for people.
-clothing -food -shelter
How were some of the hunger needs of India solved?
-increased per acre yield due to better plants; -improved plant genetics and crop management
The years of drought in India that showed the need for change were:
1965-1966
The use of wheat as food can be traced to the area of:
Middle east
The man who received a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping feed the hungry was:
Norman Borlaug
What primary genetic characteristic of wheat dramatically helped wheat production in India?
Short Stem
Napoleon encouraged sugar beet production because the sugar cane source was cut off by:
War
The process used to select seeds, nutrients, and season to get the maximum production from a crop
crop production
(true or false) History indicates that ancient man was intellectually primitive.
false
Evidence from archaeology shows that civilization and __________ have a common date of origin in history.
farming
Wheat appears to have originated from a wild species of:
grass
The revolution in plant production that greatly increased crop yields
green revolution
The green revolution in food production is referring to the _____ of plant output.
increased yield
Peanuts, flax, sunflowers, safflower and cotton are all grown for their:
oil
Besides giving an earth-home to us, God gave us the ___________ to take care of it, of each other, and of ourselves for Himself.
responsibility
(true or false) It is likely that man had a knowledge of agriculture since his creation.
true
Today's most important food crop is:
wheat
The triticale supplement is made from _____ and _____.
wheat rye