SCI 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Feedlot, Soil Retrogression And Degradation, Ecological Footprint
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Inadequate caloric intake coupled with protein deficiency leads to the condition marasmus. During this time our food production has grown even faster than our population: the practice of integrating biocontrol, crop rotation, alternative tillage methods, and chemical use is called. The diversity of our crops has decreased with the green revolution. (with the coming of the green. All of these are concerns that have been raised except. Genetically modified crops increase the use of fossil fuels and therefore increase the production of carbon dioxide. (this is a false statement. Fivefold ( because of the technologies incorporated during the green. Revolution we have been able to get much more food production from the same amount of land as before the green revolution. ) Chapter 10 - agriculture, biotechnology, and the future of food. This brings the risk of catastrophic failure: monocultures have also contributed to a narrowing of the human diet.
