Agriculture
Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock.
Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated
species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The
history of
agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Pigs, sheep and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. Industrial
agriculture based on large-scale monoculture in the twentieth century came to dominate agricultural output, though about 2 billion people still depended on subsistence
agriculture into the twenty-first.
Modern agronomy, plant breeding, agrochemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers, and technological developments have sharply increased yields, while causing widespread ecological and environmental damage. Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry have similarly increased the output of meat, but have raised concerns about animal welfare and environmental damage. Environmental issues include contributions to global warming, depletion of aquifers, deforestation, antibiotic resistance, and growth
hormones in industrial meat production. Genetically modified organisms are widely used, although some are banned in certain countries.
High Impact List of Articles
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Fungal Diversity on the Leaf Litter of Syzygium calophyllifolium Walp.
Sumithra N, Dorai M and Rajeshkumar S Original Article: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Fungal Diversity on the Leaf Litter of Syzygium calophyllifolium Walp.
Sumithra N, Dorai M and Rajeshkumar S Original Article: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Design, Development and Evaluation of an Environmental Diagnostic Approach for the Industry Companies in Morocco
El Hour S, Aouane M and Chaouch A Original Article: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Design, Development and Evaluation of an Environmental Diagnostic Approach for the Industry Companies in Morocco
El Hour S, Aouane M and Chaouch A Original Article: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Toxicity of copper on rainbow trout: Lethal concentration or lethal dose evaluation?
JalalHassan, HadiTabarraei Research Paper: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Toxicity of copper on rainbow trout: Lethal concentration or lethal dose evaluation?
JalalHassan, HadiTabarraei Research Paper: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Impact of aerosols on conductivity of the stratosphere
S.Chandramma, K.Nagaraja Original Article: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Impact of aerosols on conductivity of the stratosphere
S.Chandramma, K.Nagaraja Original Article: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Microbial biosensor for BOD analysis
K.Swarnalatha Original Article: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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Microbial biosensor for BOD analysis
K.Swarnalatha Original Article: Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
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