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the subject of experiments to improve their suitability as an alternative crop for producing hypoallergenic rubber. For farmers not intending to grow it...

rapeseed is the valuable, harvested component of the crop. The crop is also grown as a winter-cover crop. It provides good coverage of the soil in winter,...

bagasse that remains after sugarcane crushing is used to provide both heat energy, used in the mill, and electricity, which is typically on-sold to the consumer...

Duke (1983). Handbook of Energy Crops. Purdue University Center for New Crops. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/dukeindex.html. Retrieved...

Printing Works, Kuala Lumpur. 2 vols. Duke, James A. 1983. Handbook of Energy Crops, Moringa oleifera This section incorporates content translated from the...

has received attention as a potential energy crop and research is currently being conducted on the use of the crops biomass in bioethanol production. Earlier...

"Safflower oil in your tank". Queen City News. "European Energy Crops InterNetwork: Sunflower crop feasibility for biodiesel production in Spain". Retrieved...

for Life Moringa Site Trees for Life's Moringa Book online Handbook of Energy Crops: Moringa oleifera John Sutherland's Moringa oleifera pages MMPND entry...

while Roman soldiers ate sesame seeds and honey to give them strength and energy. In general, the paler varieties of sesame seem to be more valued in the...

been some interest in using poplar as an energy crop/biofuel, particuarly in light of its high energy in/energy out ratio, large carbon mitigation potential...

are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source, and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen...

of the soil and the moisture available. Cover-crops. The plants commonly used in Florida for cover-crops are beggarweed, cowpeas, velvet bean and its relatives...

increasing efficiency and output; however, the diversity of vegetables crops require a number of techniques to be used to optimize the growth of each...

to around 2% of world energy production [1]. Natural gas is overwhelmingly used for the production of ammonia, but other energy sources, together with...

first crop independent like the common fig, its second crop dependent on pollination. Fruits: The common fig bears a first crop, called the breba crop, in...

the plants as they appear, to encourage the plants to put most of their energy into fruit development. At the end of the harvest season, the plastic is...

season's flower buds are usually killed at these temperatures, leading to no crop that summer. Flower bud kill begins to occur between −15 °C and −25 °C depending...

cultivation, using small plots of mixed crops rather than large field of single crops (2) the use of a variety of crops, often including fruit trees (3) the...

collected by HMS Bounty in the late 18th century, on a quest for a cheap high-energy food source for British slaves in the West Indies. Breadfruit trees grow...

6.5 to 6.8[200]. The apple is one of the most commonly cultivated fruit crops in the temperate zone. The primary climatic requirements for the production...