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AGN 115 Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment Test 3 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

AGN 115 Exam 1 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

In the Penn and Teller: Norman Borlaug (2003) video, Dr. Terri Lomax, professor of Botany and Plant Pathology (OSU), said that genetically modified crops are subjected to millions of dollars in testing and are regulated by EPA, FDA and USDA, while protestors and administrators (e.g. Charles Margulus) affiliated with Greenpeace claimed the crops were released without any testing. A. True B. False - A. True Sufficient, consistent, sustainable food production is important because food, like w...

AGN 115 MSU Exam 1 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

AGN 115 MSU Exam 1 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

In Dr. Terry Tollefson's videos on soil biology, he presented several microscopic organisms that were found in the soil sample. Other than bacteria, identify three other microscopic organisms from the video using one well-written sentence. - Dr. Terry Tollefson's video identified protozoa, nematodes, and mites. During lecture, Dr. Burton presented soil test results from two of his farm fields. What contributed to the "excessive" level of phosphorus in one of the fields? - The previous o...

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AGN 115 Exam 4 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

Living mulches can keep soil cooler, reduce weeds and erosion, and reduce competition for soil water during dry periods. (Cover Crop Lec.) T/F - False When properly manipulated by mowing, a sorgo-sudangrass cover crop could provide soil aeration through deeper rooting activity in addition to the normal allelopathic benefits in weed suppression. (cover crop lecture) T/F - True Lawn clippings and soil from edging become sources of organic contaminants and nutrients in untreated storm run...

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