Essays on Crops

Peanuts although a simple crop had a huge impact on many African Americans lives the man that brought this crop that could have a huge impact was George Washington Carver. Carver was an American botanist and inventor that came up with over 300 uses for peanuts. One man had a huge impact on those who are in poverty and could only grow one thing such as cotton due to the color of their skin. Carver wanted a better life for…...

With the rapid development of Biotechnology, more and more genetically modified cash crops was approved and could widely be seen on the market. Rising along side are the discussions regarding whether there have been enough regulations on genetically modified cash crops or should we even embrace them at all. As an individual with limited understanding towards this technology, I genuinely feel insecure about the potential risks. Thereby, I argue that we should not keep on promoting the usage of genetically…...

The world's population, growing now to a predicted number of nine billion by 2050, must have sufficient nutrition to avoid disastrous social consequences. Mass starvation is the first of these possibilities as currently. "Ten children die of starvation per minute” (Jacobsen. et al., 2013). Another easily foreseeable issue is large scale anarchy and social chaos resulting from millions of people desperate for food. These dire predictions will be exacerbated if the more disastrous effects, including more frequent heat waves, floods,…...

There are several pests that effect different parts of green bean crops. One of these pests that are particularly detrimental to green bean pods is the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea). This pest is traditionally managed with chemical insecticides, which poses an additional challenge for organic green bean producers. The corn earworm is a major challenge to the green bean industry, especially in beans destined for French cut canning, because these pests burrow into the pods. French cut green beans are…...

The development of improved, fertilizer-responsive high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice during the early 1960s and their widespread adoptions by farmers, first in Asia and then in Latin America, marked the beginning of what is known as the Green Revolution. Much has been written about this technological breakthrough and its impact-both positive and negative-in the years since its effects were first felt in farmers fields across India, Mexico, and Philippines.Since then, improving crop germplasm and the development of new varieties…...