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The concept of serendipity often crops up in research. Serendipity is the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things that were not being sought. I believe that all researchers can be serendipitous.

~Akira Suzuki

Topics: Agreeable Being Believe Concept Crops Faculty Finding Often Phenomenon Research Researchers Serendipity Sought Things Up Valuable Were I Believe I Believe That

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In the seventeenth century, the science of medicine had not wholly cut asunder from astrology and necromancy; and the trusting Christian still believed in some occult influences, chiefly planetary, which governed not only his crops but his health and life.

~Alice Morse Earle

Topics: Astrology Believed Century Chiefly Christian Crops Cut Governed Had Health His Influences Life Medicine Occult Only Planetary Science Some Still Trusting Which Wholly

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If we lose bees, we may be looking at losing apples and oranges. We may be looking at losing a great deal of other crops, as well, and other animals that depend on those crops.

~Annalee Newitz

Topics: Animals Apples Bees Crops Deal Depend Great Great Deal Looking Lose Losing May Oranges Other Those Well

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A wealthy landowner cannot cultivate and improve his farm without spreading comfort and well-being around him. Rich and abundant crops, a numerous population and a prosperous countryside are the rewards for his efforts.

~Antoine Lavoisier

Topics: Abundant Around Cannot Comfort Countryside Crops Cultivate Efforts Farm Him His Improve Numerous Population Prosperous Rewards Rich Spreading Wealthy Well-Being Without

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The prime communities of the Southwest are survival communities. Their sustenance is governed by rainfall and wind direction. You can study little enclaves of plant materials, how they huddle together for protection. Some are nurse crops.

~Antoine Predock

Topics: Communities Crops Direction Governed How Little Materials Nurse Plant Prime Protection Some Southwest Study Survival Sustenance Together Wind You

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People are going to buy cheap fertilizer so they can grow enough crops to feed themselves, which will be increasingly difficult with climate change.

~Bill Gates

Topics: Buy Change Cheap Climate Climate Change Crops Difficult Enough Feed Fertilizer Going Grow Increasingly People Themselves Which Will

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If African farmers can use improved seeds and better practices to grow more crops and get them to market, then millions of families can earn themselves a better living and a better life.

~Bill Gates

Topics: African Better Better Life Crops Earn Families Farmers Get Grow Improved Life Living Market Millions More Practices Seeds Them Themselves Then Use

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At the Global Crop Diversity Trust, we work to conserve the diversity that will allow the adaptation and evolution of our agricultural crops in the context of climate change and other challenges.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Adaptation Agricultural Allow Challenges Change Climate Climate Change Conserve Context Crop Crops Diversity Evolution Global Other Our Trust Will Work

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Nuclear apocalypse - who do you need? Actors are probably not top of the list. What can I do for you? I can pretend to be somebody who can grow you some nice crops.

~Christian Bale

Topics: Actor Apocalypse Crops Grow List Need Nice Nuclear Pretend Some Somebody Top Who You I Can

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Buckwheat may be planted later than any similar crop, and often does well on old meadows or waste land that can be broken after the more exacting crops are planted.

~David F. Houston

Topics: After Any Broken Crop Crops Does Land Later May More Often Old Planted Similar Than Waste Well

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