Agronomy (Introduction)

More than _________ of the US is obese

_________________continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States, but obesity is quickly catching up.

Consuming an extra _________________ calories a week typically results in about 1 lb. per week weight gain

An animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals.

A living thing that eats meat.

A living thing that eats only plants

A person who buys as much as possible of his or her food supply from local sources. Local generally means within the same state or 100 mile radius.

The Average Modern Supermarket Carries ___________ Products.

What three crops feed most of the world’s population?

Top world Food crop

________________ is the most important food crop grown on the African continent

What the most popular fruits among American consumers?

What the most popular vegetable among American consumers?

It is estimated that currently ______million people are undernourished.

Nearly __________ people in the world do not have enough to eat.

LSU is a

% of Income Spent on Food

The farm value share of food expenditures in 2004 was less than _______of what it was in 1950

The main staple foods in the average African diet are ___________

In Western Europe the main staple foods in the average diet are ____________

Horticulture, literally garden culture, is a part of crop agriculture that deals with plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology that also includes

component of agriculture which is concerned with the theory and practice of growing crops, and with the management of soils

deals with the intensively managed high value crops such as: fruits, vegetables, flowers, woody ornamentals, and turfgrass.

deals with highly mechanized large acreage crops such as: field corn, rice, wheat, soybeans, sugar cane, and cotton.