bush garden have always fascinated me. This is the initiative I ...

bush garden have always fascinated me. This is the initiative I ...
By Dave Ramsey
A mulch of straw, saw dust, or other appropriate material can be very helpful for weed control, and soil moisture conservation in the raspberry plantings where soil drains well. Raspberry Varieties - The most popular raspberries are red ...

Bumper crop hope fades as rain plays truant

Bumper crop hope fades as rain plays truant
Times of India - India
“We have been propagating moisture conservation methods to resist dry spell but if the rain eludes for a very long period the crops may not be able to ...

The hope of bumper crops in Rajasthan have been dashed

The hope of bumper crops in Rajasthan have been dashed
By iClimate Desk
“We have been propagating moisture conservation methods to resist dry spell but if the rain eludes for a very long period the crops may not be able to survive,” he says. While Ganganagar, Dungarpur, Banswara, Barmer, Pali and Rajsamand ...

Senior Agronomist

Senior Agronomist
Identify soil and moisture conservation interventions suitable for different bio-physical and socio-economic settings. 2. Develop implementation packages for identified interventions and train field based staff to use them. 3. ...

Insitu mulching technique for rainfed orchards

Insitu mulching technique for rainfed orchards
Hindu - Chennai,India
Hence a comprehensive package on rainwater harvesting and insitu moisture conservation is essential for orchard crop grown under sloppy degraded lands. ...

Environment and Education Class and "Hollywood"

Environment and Education Class and "Hollywood"
By Amanda Gamble
The soil moisture conservation methods were very interesting; she showed a picture of clear plastic film covering the grown to protect the earth from drying. She said that dispite having ideas and options some rural communities have a ...

Moisture conservation for rainfed wheat production with ...

Moisture conservation for rainfed wheat production with ...
Moisture conservation for rainfed wheat production with alternative mulches and conservation tillage in the hills of north-west India ...

Six villages chosen for afforestation

Six villages chosen for afforestation
Hindu - Chennai,India
Villages having potential for watershed development for better soil and moisture conservation works have been identified by the Forest Department to execute ...

More on California Water.

More on California Water
By Wes
The Fremen think about moisture conservation, not simply water conservation. Dune (Arrakis) is a desert planet parched to such a degree that no natural open water exists on the entire planet. Thus water conservation is of utmost ...

Heat motivates

Heat motivates
By LJB
In any case, for sun protection and moisture conservation, I wear long sleeves all the time. Add the Cool Medics vest to the long sleeves, long pants appearance and imagine the strange looks I get! Another remembrance from India ...

Micro Planing Traning, Borigumma

Micro Planing Traning, Borigumma
By koraputonline
Sri Gouri Sankar Panda of Soil Conservation Department has explained about the soil and moisture conservation measures as well as on the water harvesting structure. Besides that FEO, Sri Vijay Oddu, team leader Sri Anil Patnaik DO, ...

Berger sales up 15%, now at No 2 slot

Berger sales up 15%, now at No 2 slot
Financial Express - Bombay,India
ITC has entered into a partnership with Nabard in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh to work on soil and moisture conservation on 17500 ha under a ...

ITC wins TERI corporate award for CSR

ITC wins TERI corporate award for CSR
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
ITC also entered into a partnership with NABARD in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh to work on soil and moisture conservation on 17500 hectares ...

From Your Extension Office

From Your Extension Office
Missouri Valley Times News - Missouri Valley,IA,USA
... recognize no-till impacts through cropping rotations, fertilizer placement, achieving seed to soil contact, moisture conservation and fuel savings. ...

CORLISS CLIPS

'CORLISS CLIPS'/June 2008/Page 2
By GardenAuthor
You're also looking forward to viable suggestions on planting, feeding, maintenance tips moisture conservation, troubleshooting and special projects. Let's get started! Annuals: Whether you cultivate petunias, geraniums and other ...

WIN plants seeds for No-Till Field Day near Minden

WIN plants seeds for No-Till Field Day near Minden
... Demonstration Field Day 2008 features a day-long program that will help participants recognize no-till impacts through cropping rotations, fertilizer placement, achieving seed-to-soil contact, moisture conservation and fuel savings.

Vettiver helps rainfed farmers conserve moisture

Vettiver helps rainfed farmers conserve moisture
By Ashok
Moisture conservation is fundamental to rainfed agriculture. Farmers can control runoff and conserve moisture with the help of vetiver hedges on the periphery. The roots of the vetiver plants are very effective in preventing soil ...

Survival tips for your landscaping

Survival tips for your landscapingthepaper24-7.com
Rockville,MD,USA
Weed growth and moisture conservation can be done with application of a few inches of mulch. Piling mulch around the tree can create an environment for ...

Tackling climate calamities, the scientific way

Tackling climate calamities, the scientific way
Commodity Online - Kochi, Kerala, India
In situ soil, moisture conservation and rainwater harvesting are viable technologies to mitigate ill-effects of drought. This is highly relevant under ...

Can Sustainable Agriculture feed the Population!

Can Sustainable Agriculture feed the Population!
By Agriculture and Sustainable Development
Similarly, mulching and other in-situ moisture conservation practices can improve yield under sustainable practices particularly under rain fed farming. Food and crop diversity : Mono cropping, as a natural consequence of modern ...

Soil and Tillage Research : Moisture conservation for rainfed ...

Soil and Tillage Research : Moisture conservation for rainfed ...
Moisture conservation for rainfed wheat production with alternative mulches and conservation tillage in the hills of north-west India ...

BOPP Is To Cash In On Higher Palm Oil Prices

BOPP Is To Cash In On Higher Palm Oil Prices
Modern Ghana - Ghana
To address the rainfall problem he said the management was constructing moisture conservation pits and closed ended trenches to harvest rainwater for the ...

Food Security: A Look at Eritrea's Strategies of Success

Food Security: A Look at Eritrea's Strategies of Success
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
... crops and animal production, developing integrated land and water management systems, and exploring moisture conservation and utilization techniques. ...

Month-by-month checklist for Treasure Valley gardeners

Month-by-month checklist for Treasure Valley gardeners
IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA
Those who use flood irrigation can use large flat stones for moisture conservation. Other mulches will float away.) May 9 is the average last date of frost ...

What information can you give me on the effects tillage has on ...

What information can you give me on the effects tillage has on ...
By margoh
The advantages of a no-till system include superior soil conservation, moisture conservation, reduced water runoff, long-term buildup of organic matter, and increased water infiltration. A soil managed without tillage relies on soil ...

Conservation tillage can save water, input costs

Conservation tillage can save water, input costs
High Plains Journal - Dodge City,KS,USA
Although soil structure doesn't improve much in the first year of reduced or no-till, moisture conservation starts right away, Klein said. ...

1. Times A-Changing: We don't need to be at the airport until 2:20 ...

1. Times A-Changing: We don't need to be at the airport until 2:20 ...
By RRCC
In this region, scorched to begin with, alternating between floods and droughts, its absorbent cities quarupling their censuses every few years, electrical power and flood control and moisture conservation and water skiing are ...

What is the best practice?

What is the best practice?
Farmers Guardian - Preston,England,UK
The key to good establishment is moisture conservation and waiting for the right conditions. September’s dry spell proved how important barley is to rape ...

MULCHING - Part 1

MULCHING - Part 1
By howtogro
It is most necessary in dry areas for soil-moisture conservation. Re search workers have found that, irrespective of all aids, it is impossible to grow roses satisfactorily in areas where atmos pheric evaporation from an open tank of ...

High Density Planting in Pineapple

High Density Planting in Pineapple
By Prabin Francis
Another advantage of high-density planting is the overlapping of basal leaves forming a sort of natural covering over the soil, preventing evaporation losses and thereby resulting in moisture conservation. ...