Some of the factors that affect crop production are explained below: 1. Crop Choice 2. Good Seed 3. Nutrients 4. Crop Enemies 5. Management. Factor # 1. Crop Choice: When a country is first settled by Europeans, the first plants grown are usually pioneering crops like the cereals. After a while the pioneers find that these crops do not do [...]
In this article we will discuss about the meaning and classification of agro-meteorological observatory. Meaning of Agro-Meteorological Observatory: Agro-meteorological observatory is a place where all the necessary instruments are maintained to observe and record different weather elements/parameters at stipulated time interval. When the observations are recorded for a sufficiently long time and analysed statistically, reliable crop-weather relations can be obtained. [...]
Temperature is a relative term implying a degree of molecular activity or heat of a substance. It is a measure of intensity of heat. Primary source of heat for earth and its atmosphere is the sun. One important consequence of radiation exchange is the development of a distinct temperature structure in the atmosphere. Energy (Heat) Transfer: Heat energy is transferred [...]