Growing Regions

The cultivation of rice has had an enormous impact on the natural biome. Rice has affected the natural biome that it is grown in, in a devastating way. It has caused the natural biomes to deteriorate and caused the natural way of life to collapse leaving no place for the native animals and plants. But what would happen if the cultivation of rice stopped and the natural biomes returned to their former glory? What would happen to all those people depending on rice for the next meal? Those who depend on rice to pay for and keep their families alive? This report looks at the where, effects, who and how of rice cultivation.

Forty percent of the earth’s land cover is classified as either arid or semi-arid environment (Clark Davis & Kay 1983), in which, billions of people mainly from developing countries, live and work. Many of the arid zone environment is classified as to dry to grow crops (Creswell & Martin 1998). Still, crops like sorghum, millets (CONSORTIUM 2011) and cashes (Creswell & Martin 1998) are grown with reasonable success, as the plants or farmers have been able to adapt to the dry environment (Creswell & Martin 1998).

a. The high temperatures of a desert are harsh for life to try to survive in. The extreme temperatures cause water to evaporate faster. This affects all organisms that need water to survive. The temperature also limits productivity by drying out organisms increasing the demand for water. The soil in deserts are dry and lack nutrients that are beneficial to plants. Both high temperature and poor soil greatly affects the photosynthesis of plants in a negative way. The annual precipitation in deserts are very low which is one of the reasons for low productivity. Little water is available for photosynthesis and organisms who depend on it. With little water available for organisms survival, deserts have extremely low productivity when compared to other

The main crop being produced in this area was tobacco. There was such high demand for tobacco, it eventually cause the soil to become try old and tired. By the soil drying out it increased the need for new land.

Stakeholders might propose to Ventria to plant rice elsewhere far from Sacramento valley with the same conditions (soil, seeds, weather..) and same techniques used in California, or even plant the GM rice in close area like greenhouse to avoid contamination.

It has been suggested that food production has changed some biomes in Australia, from natural systems to systems completely dominated by humans.

The terrible conditions for rice farming caused prices to increase and more deaths. For rice farming to be productive after major floods killing millions of people, new farming methods such as terraces to contain rain water spread to the rice. These terraces were only made because of the countless trees cut down during the nineteenth century. However, the COlumbian exchange provided population increase for other Asian countries due to potatoes, a plant used by those living in the Andes raw, and cooked, for food and for string. All the basic nutrients are provided in this starch, which allowed life expectancies to grow as well as

Describe five different mechanisms or means that one could pursue to prevent or reduce micronutrient deficiencies and provide an example for each that has been applied to improve the dietary quality of food for an at-risk population. (10 points)

of soil types and climate conditions. It can produce 2 to 3 times more crop than

Rice was one of the earliest crops planted in Australia by British settlers, who had experience with rice plantations in the Americas and the subcontinent.Although rice growing in Australia is highly profitable due to the cheapness of land, several recent years of severe drought have led many to call for its elimination because of its effects on extremely fragile aquatic ecosystems.

The U.S. strains of rice were considered by most of the world to be substandard and poor in quality. The rice did not have the size, shape, texture and flavor that many of the rice varieties around the world had. There were only a few varieties of American rice that were being grown during this time period the African Oryza, Asian Oryza, and the Carolina Gold. They were considered to be a long grain, short grain and medium grain rice. These three types of rice were the cornerstone of American rice production for many

People live in different areas of the country. These areas may have different types of soil. The types of soil may be rich top soil, sandy soil, and rocky soil. Many people want to grow their own vegetables and the type of soil could affect the way vegetables will grow. This research is scientifically important because it will show how vegetables grow in different types of soil. This would have an impact on society because it would help those who wanted to grow a vegetable garden on how to best prepare the garden soil for radishes.

Rice farming requires an abundant amount of water to grow. Rainless days for a week in upland rice-growing areas can drastically decrease rice stock. Average rice stock drop in rained, drought-flat areas ranging from 17% to 40% in severe drought years which cause rice farmers losses and food scarcity.

To implement Biochemical change there needs to be use of Hybrid seed selection causing increased yields of wheat, rice and maize. Fertilizers are used to increase yield and

South Asia is the region that the rice was originated from, although the historical record shows that China, in 2700 B.C., cultivated rice farm. Among countries in South Asia, India and Bangladesh are the largest rice production countries (Mohanty 2014). There is largest paddy field cultivation in India. Paddy field is a land filled with water where deep-water rice grows. In India, there are four kinds of rice are grown: dry or upland rice, rain-fed rice, irrigated rice, and deep-water rice. Indians like to long shaped rice, which is, dry and separate when it’s cooked unlike East Asian countries. The most popular rice in India is ‘basmati.’ The best quality basmati comes from Dehra Dun located in Northern India. The lower grade rice, patna rice is produced in Bihar located Eastern India near Nepal. Indians in rural area produced red rice, which has thicker grain and rich nutrition. Plain boiled rice dish is served in South India and coastal villages. Roasted dry rice mixed with vegetables is made in Bombay located in West Coast