FORESTRY
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Question
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Scientific agricultural research began in this country during
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mid 1700s
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mid 1800s
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mid 1900s
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the United States, a scientific revolution in agriculture began with the Hatch Act of 1887, which used the term “agricultural science".
Detailed explanation-2: -Agricultural sciences include research and development on: Improving agricultural productivity in terms of quantity and quality (e.g., selection of drought-resistant crops and animals, development of new pesticides, yield-sensing technologies, simulation models of crop growth, in-vitro cell culture techniques)
Detailed explanation-3: -On the basis of such evidence, one of the oldest transitions from hunting and gathering to agriculture has been identified as dating to between 14, 500 and 12, 000 bp in Southwest Asia.
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