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Water is a precious resource that is currently in need of long-term planning for storage and judicious use for the survival of mankind. Excessive exploitation of water without any systematic conservation programme can lead to depletion of the resource beyond recovery, as is being currently experienced in the arid regions. Western part of Rajasthan state is the most problematic area within the hot arid zone. The average annual rainfall her is 318 mm, as compared ...
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans as a source for tinder, medicinal (e.g., penicillin), food (e.g., beer, wine, cheese, edible mushrooms) and enthoeogens, as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. From mycology arose the field of phytopathology, the study of plant diseases, and the two disciplines remain closely related ...
Fungi have a long history of being utilized by humans. Yeasts are used to give bread the puffy consistency with which we are familiar. Many mushrooms are integrated into dishes; the Portobello mushroom is one of the dishes; the popular species. Some fungal species are critical to fermentation, the process underlying the production of alcoholic beverages. Cheeses possess their characteristic odd smell, and sometimes, color, due to carefully introduced fungi. ...
Entomology is rooted in nearly all human cultures from prehistoric times, primarily in the context of agriculture (especially biological control and beekeeping), but scientific study began only as recently as the sixteenth century. The list of entomologists through recorded history is enormous, and includes such notable figures as Charles Darwin, Vladimir Nabokov, Karl von Frisch, and two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner E. O. Wilson. In an experiment famous as much ...