Soil acidification is process by which pH of soil decreases, making it more acidic. This can have significant impacts on health of plants.
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler is Deputy Division Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division. From 1996 until now, she served in various other research positions in that division. She currently co-leads the Institute’s water research program and is also a basin theme leader. Her research interests are water management, global food and water security, natural resource constraints to global food production, and the synergies of climate change adaptation and mitigation. Dr. Ringler has field experience across Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Claudia have published many journal articles in the areas of global water and food security, with a more recent focus on gender, nutrition, climate change and energy.
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Acreage allotment refers to the process of dividing land into smaller plots for cultivation or other uses.
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Acreage reduction program is a government initiative that aims to decrease the amount of land used for agricultural production.
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Acreage refers to the measurement of land area in terms of acres. One acre is equal to 43,560 square feet, or about 40% of a hectare.
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Weed, also known as an invasive or undesirable plant, is a species that is not native to an ecosystem and has negative impacts.
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Volunteer plants, also known as wild or spontaneous plants, are those that grow and reproduce on their own without being planted.
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