banana root borer
1banana root borer — noun also banana root weevil : a stout orange or reddish black marked weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) whose larvae bore in banana plant roots …
2banana root weevil — noun see banana root borer …
3Curculionidae — Lixus angustatus Scientific classification …
4plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
5agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …
6Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
7Mattock — A cutter mattock, embedded in a lawn A mattock is a versatile hand tool, used for digging and chopping, similar to the pickaxe. It has a long handle, and a stout head, which combines an axe blade and an adze (cutter mattock) or a pick and an adze …
8cacao — /keuh kah oh, kay oh/, n., pl. cacaos. 1. a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc. 2. Also, cocoa. the fruit or seeds of this tree. [1545 55; < Sp < Nahuatl… …
