Social Theory and the De/Reconstruction of Agricultural Science: Local Knowledge for an Alternative Agriculture
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Social Theory and the De/Reconstruction of Agricultural Science: Local Knowledge for an Alternative Agriculture
Social Theory and the De/Reconstruction of Agricultural Science: Local Knowledge for an Alternative Agriculture
Introduction Maize (Zea mays L.) is a well-known cereal crop that is a member of the Maydeae tribe of the Poaceae grass family. According to speculation, it is a domesticated form of teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis). The largest production…
Introduction Seeds available in the market are often very poor in quality in respect of germination, varietal purity, seed viability etc. The scarcity of quality seeds of crops in India during growing season is important issue till now due to…
Introduction The benefits of increased use of fertilizers in achieving higher targets of food grain production is very well established. However, practicing farming with high-yielding crop varieties under present fertilizer constraints due to their ever-increasing prices, a viable proposition would…
1. INTRODUCTION Early/premature/spontaneous are often used synonymously in conjunction with lactation / udder development to represent precocious udder, which denotes atypical udder transformation. Precisely, precocious udder implies galactopoietic mammogenesis in pre-pubertal heifers which is not associated with the process of…