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111plant 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… …
112Biofuel — Information on pump regarding ethanol fuel blend up to 10%, California …
113agricultural 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… …
114Crex — Corn Crake Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
115Genetically modified food — Genetically modified foods (GM foods or GMO foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These… …
116Nahuas of La Huasteca — The Nahua of La Huasteca is an indigenous ethnic group of Mexico and one of the Nahua peoples. They live in the mountaiouns area called La Huasteca which is located in north eastern Mexico and contains parts of the states of Hidalgo, Veracruz and …
117Issues relating to biofuels — There are a number of issues relating to biofuels.Biofuels are proposed as having such benefits as: reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, reduction of fossil fuel use, increased national energy security, increased rural development and a… …
118Issues in American Commodity Farming — Importance of Industrial Agriculture Industrial agriculture could easily be considered one of America’s greatest success stories. Without it, it would be much more difficult to provide the relatively inexpensive food that our nation relies on.… …
119angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
120environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
