Crops producing spices. Spices are plants which, in one or the other of their components (rhizome, bark, fruits, berries, seeds, etc.), contain strongly flavoured and aromatic substances, and for that reason are used mainly as condiments. Most of them are perennial. (Adapted from FAO, 2024. Crops Statistics - Concepts, Definitions and Classifications https://www.fao.org/economic/the-statistics-division-ess/methodology/methodology-systems/crops-statistics-concepts-definitions-and-classifications/en/)
Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. (DeCS/MeSH. 2025. Prospective Studies. https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/ths/resource/?id=28607)
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: an immunological assay commonly used to measure antibodies, antigens, proteins and glycoproteins in biological samples. (Smith, D., Ryan, M.J. & Buddie, A.G. 2023. The role of digital sequence information in the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture: opportunities and challenges. Background Study Paper, No. 73. Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8502en)
Animal navigation is the ability of many animals to find their way accurately without maps or instruments. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_navigation)
Chlorophyll a is a specific form of chlorophyll used in oxygenic photosynthesis. The most-abundant type of chlorophyll found in all organisms capable of photosynthesis. Absorbs violet and orange light the most. (Adapted from Wikipedia, 2024. Chlorophyll a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyll_a and from South Dakota State University, 2023. What is the “a” in Chlorophyll-a? https://extension.sdstate.edu/what-chlorophyll)
A genus of plant viruses named after the initials of Alfalfa mosaic virus, containing single-stranded linear RNA as genetic material, having a non-enveloped rod-shaped particle structure, and which can be transmitted persistently and/or non-persistently by aphids. (Translated from http://www.tubaterim.gov.tr/)
The branch of medicine concerned with the application of nanotechnology to the prevention and treatment of disease. It involves the monitoring, repair, construction, and control of human biological systems at the molecular level, using engineered nanodevices and nanostructures. (DeCS/MESH. 2025. Nanomedicine. https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/ths/resource/?id=51270)
Male and female are the two sexes of organisms that reproduce sexually. Females produce larger, non-motile gametes (ova). (Adapted from Allaby, M. (2015). Oxford Dictionary of Biology (7th ed.). Oxford University Press.)
The process of estimating the economic value of the land. Valuation can be based on economic, social, or environmental attributes. (FAO. 2017. Valuing land tenure rights. Governance of Tenure Technical Guide No. 11. Rome. https://www.fao.org/3/I8252e/I8252e.pdf Cited 25 April 2023.)
Red sternum disease is a disease of mud crabs associated with several morphotypes of bacteria seen in the tissues. No definite causative agent has been elucidated. The characteristics of this disease include progressive reddening of the ventral carapace and cloudiness of the haemolymph (probably caused by sepsis). (Adapted from Coates CJ and Rowley AF (2022) Emerging Diseases and Epizootics in Crabs Under Cultivation. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:809759. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.809759)
The notary is both a conveyancing lawyer and a public official responsible for seeing that the conveyance is properly undertaken. The notary is a vital part of the system of land transactions in many jurisdictions in continental Europe. The notary is bound by a strict code of ethics, enforced by the relevant national bodies. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version)
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Safflower seeds used for oil production may be either cold pressed, expeller pressed or solvent extracted (GRDC, 2010). The by-product, safflower meal, is mostly used as a protein ingredient for animal feeding. (https://www.feedipedia.org/node/49)
