Stubble burning is a significant problem in agriculture, particularly in India. Every year, farmers burn millions of tonnes of paddy straw, causing air pollution and environmental damage. There are a number of ex-situ control measures that can be used to control stubble burning. These include using paddy straw in biomass power generation, bio-ethanol production, co-firing … Read more
Sustainable stubble burning is an important part of agricultural production. However, there are several problems and control measures that need to be considered. Stubble burning is the agricultural process of burning leftover stalks of grains after harvesting. The practice is used in many parts of the world to clear fields for the next planting season. … Read more
Stubble burning is the process of burning the straw stubble that remains after harvesting crops. The practice is used to dispose of the straw, clear the field for the next season’s planting, and to provide heat for threshing. What is stubble burning? The burning of agricultural residues is a process of burning the stalks, stubble, … Read more
A food chain is a set of related beings that reaches different stages of development and is capable of sustaining itself by feeding on another being. These beings are called species, and the individuals that are part of a food chain range in size from a single human being to whole populations and are joined … Read more
What are Consumers in an Ecosystem? What is a consumer? How should we define it? The consumer is an animal that has specific, recurring needs. This animal can also be called as a Digit. The consumer is an organism that lives on planet Earth and essentially fulfills itself through consuming the raw materials on it. … Read more
Arctic Tundra food chain is very different from that of other food chains. The Arctic is a wilderness where all living organisms are in direct competition for the scarce resources available. Competition here is very severe, and it is for this reason why the population numbers are lower than those found in the temperate zones. … Read more
The pond food chain begins with photosynthetic plants, also known as phytoplankton. These microscopic organisms convert sunlight and nutrients into carbohydrates that make up their body walls. They are the primary producers in a freshwater ecosystem such as a pond. In a freshwater aquatic environment like a pond, the organisms in the food chain include … Read more
The human food chain is a group of organisms that are eaten, generally, by the next organisms in line. Organisms that eat animals in the human food chain are called secondary consumers. Humans need a lot of nutrients and energy to remain healthy. The food that they eat is often used to describe the location … Read more
Food chain indicates the sequence of the transfer of energy in a food system. This is called as food web. The four main steps in a food chain are producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and tertiary consumers. All these process occurs in a cycle called as food cycle. There are two types of animals which … Read more
What is a desert food chain? A desert food chain shows how living organisms get their energy from each other. Food chains are typically shown as a pyramid with the largest organism at the top getting most of its energy and the smallest organism at the bottom getting very little energy. The long narrow shape … Read more