(production of a crop)
101Coffee and the environment — Is socially responsible coffee helping America take one sip towards a healthier environment? Changes in how coffee plants are grown have resulted in effects on the environment.IntroductionIt seems as though consuming a morning cup of coffee has… …
102Pernambuco — /perr neuhm byooh koh, booh /; Port. /perdd nahm booh koo/, n. 1. a state in NE Brazil. 6,240,836; 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Cap.: Recife. 2. former name of Recife. * * * ▪ state, Brazil estado (state) of northeastern …
103Plant Variety Protection Act — The Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970 (PVPA), 7 U.S.C. §§ 2321 2582, is an intellectual property statute in the United States. The PVPA gives breeders up to 25 years of exclusive control over new, distinct, uniform, and stable sexually… …
104sow — sow1 sowable, adj. sower, n. /soh/, v., sowed, sown or sowed, sowing. v.t. 1. to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant. 2. to plant seed for: to sow a crop. 3. to scatter seed over ( …
105sow — I. /soʊ / (say soh) verb (sowed, sown or sowed, sowing) –verb (t) 1. to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant (seed, and hence a crop). 2. to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth. 3. to introduce for… …
106Synergy — For other uses, see Synergy (disambiguation). Synergy may be defined as two or more things functioning together to produce a result not independently obtainable. The term synergy comes from the Greek word syn ergos, συνεργός, meaning working… …
107Sources of ancient Tamil history — There are literary, archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic sources of ancient Tamil history. The foremost among these sources is the Sangam literature, generally dated to the last centuries BCE to early centuries CE. The poems in Sangam… …
108set-aside — 1. noun a) something that is set aside for a specific purpose b) (Britain and Europe) land that has been taken out of agricultural production to reduce crop surpluses 2 …
109set-aside — noun 1》 the policy of taking land out of production to reduce crop surpluses. ↘land taken out of production in this way. 2》 US a government contract awarded without competition to a minority owned business. 3》 US a portion of funds reserved… …
110Sow — Sow, v. i. To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop; literally or figuratively. [1913 Webster] They that sow in tears shall reap in joi. Ps. cxxvi. 5. [1913 Webster] …
