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51plant 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… …
52Cotton leaf curl virus — (CLCuV) Virus classification Group: II: The ssDNA Viruses Family: Geminiviridae Genus: Begomovirus …
53Cotton picker — at work The mechanical cotton picker is a machine that automates cotton harvesting in a way that reduces harvest time and maximizes efficiency. Contents …
54Cotton production in Azerbaijan — Cotton ready to be picked Historically, cotton production in Azerbaijan has been crucial to the national economy, accounting for approximately 25% of agricultural revenue. It occurs mainly in the area west of the Caspian Sea.[1] Historical… …
55Plant breeding — is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.[1] Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for …
56Cotton Development Administration (Philippines) — Cotton Development Administration Pangasiwaan sa Pagpapaunlad ng Bulak Agency overview Formed February 11, 1998 Agency executive Eugenio D. Orpia Jr., Administrator Parent agency Department of Agriculture …
57Cotton factor — Cotton factors and others go about their business in The New Orleans Cotton Exchange by French painter Edgar Degas, 1873 In the antebellum South, most cotton planters relied on cotton factors (sometimes also called commission merchants) to sell… …
58cotton — [kät′ n] n. [ME cotoun < OFr coton < (? via It cotone) Ar quṭun < ? Egypt] 1. the soft, white seed hairs filling the seedpods of various shrubby plants (genus Gossypium) of the mallow family, originally native to the tropics 2. a plant… …
59plant´like´ — plant «plant, plahnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. any living thing that is not an animal; a vegetable, in the widest sense. A plant is traditionally distinguished from an animal by the absence of locomotion and of special organs of sensation and… …
60Cotton Tree — may refer to: The flowering plant, Hibiscus tiliaceus is sometimes known as the Cotton Tree. Various members of the botanical family Bombacaceae (genus Bombax) are often called Silk cotton tree. Kapok, Java cotton tree. Cotton Tree (Sierra Leone) …
