PLNT 1213 Final Exam
sustainable - correct answer ✔✔able to support or supply for a prolonged time
- economically viable
- environmentally sound
- socially accountable - correct answer ✔✔a sustainable crop production system is...?
environmental soundness - correct answer ✔✔integrate natural cycle in a profitable manner
social accountability - correct answer ✔✔today's consumers are more interested in their food's origin
- protect and improve natural resources
- reduce the use of nonrenewable resources
- provide adequate and dependable income - correct answer ✔✔goals of sustainable crop production
- integrated pest management (monitor for economic thresholds)
- cultural control methods (planting dates and patterns, resistant varieties) - correct answer
✔✔sustainable pest management
- cover crops
- sensible use of fertilizers
- compost - correct answer ✔✔sustainable soil fertility
- reduced tillage
- diversification
- direct marketing
- rotational grazing - correct answer ✔✔other sustainable practices
,- focuses on ability to provide in the future
- enhances natural resource conservation - correct answer ✔✔sustainable ag advantages
- numerous definitions of sustainable
- balancing sustainability with consumer expectations of consistent quality - correct answer
✔✔disadvantages of sustainable ag
- profitability
- self-sufficiency
- biodiversity
- soil health
- water use
- local economy - correct answer ✔✔sustainable ag indicators
- producing crops without synthetic inputs - correct answer ✔✔organic crop production
- cultural control
- biological control
- mechanical control - correct answer ✔✔organic pest management techniques
- crop rotation
- variety selection
- sanitation - correct answer ✔✔cultural control
- predatory insects
- bacteria - correct answer ✔✔biological pest control
- hand removal
, - mulching - correct answer ✔✔mechanical control
- crop rotation
- green manures
- animal waste
- compost - correct answer ✔✔organic soil fertility
- increase biodiversity
- improve soil quality
- reduce dependence on non-renewable resources
- reduce pollution
- sell product for a premium - correct answer ✔✔why organic?
- increased requirement of land and labor
- increased dependence on tillage
- risk of increased pest infestations (no allowance for treating outbreaks)
- yields aren't as high when compared to conventional production systems - correct answer ✔✔why not
organic?
crop improvement - correct answer ✔✔developing plants with traits that increase quality and quantity
of food production in a given environment
two areas:
- plant breed
- plant genetics
plant breeding - correct answer ✔✔the art and science of genetic plant improvement
plant genetics - correct answer ✔✔the study of heritability of traits in plants
sustainable - correct answer ✔✔able to support or supply for a prolonged time
- economically viable
- environmentally sound
- socially accountable - correct answer ✔✔a sustainable crop production system is...?
environmental soundness - correct answer ✔✔integrate natural cycle in a profitable manner
social accountability - correct answer ✔✔today's consumers are more interested in their food's origin
- protect and improve natural resources
- reduce the use of nonrenewable resources
- provide adequate and dependable income - correct answer ✔✔goals of sustainable crop production
- integrated pest management (monitor for economic thresholds)
- cultural control methods (planting dates and patterns, resistant varieties) - correct answer
✔✔sustainable pest management
- cover crops
- sensible use of fertilizers
- compost - correct answer ✔✔sustainable soil fertility
- reduced tillage
- diversification
- direct marketing
- rotational grazing - correct answer ✔✔other sustainable practices
,- focuses on ability to provide in the future
- enhances natural resource conservation - correct answer ✔✔sustainable ag advantages
- numerous definitions of sustainable
- balancing sustainability with consumer expectations of consistent quality - correct answer
✔✔disadvantages of sustainable ag
- profitability
- self-sufficiency
- biodiversity
- soil health
- water use
- local economy - correct answer ✔✔sustainable ag indicators
- producing crops without synthetic inputs - correct answer ✔✔organic crop production
- cultural control
- biological control
- mechanical control - correct answer ✔✔organic pest management techniques
- crop rotation
- variety selection
- sanitation - correct answer ✔✔cultural control
- predatory insects
- bacteria - correct answer ✔✔biological pest control
- hand removal
, - mulching - correct answer ✔✔mechanical control
- crop rotation
- green manures
- animal waste
- compost - correct answer ✔✔organic soil fertility
- increase biodiversity
- improve soil quality
- reduce dependence on non-renewable resources
- reduce pollution
- sell product for a premium - correct answer ✔✔why organic?
- increased requirement of land and labor
- increased dependence on tillage
- risk of increased pest infestations (no allowance for treating outbreaks)
- yields aren't as high when compared to conventional production systems - correct answer ✔✔why not
organic?
crop improvement - correct answer ✔✔developing plants with traits that increase quality and quantity
of food production in a given environment
two areas:
- plant breed
- plant genetics
plant breeding - correct answer ✔✔the art and science of genetic plant improvement
plant genetics - correct answer ✔✔the study of heritability of traits in plants
