The area of genetics concerned with the inheritance of quantitative traits that show continuous variation, as opposed to qualitative traits. Since many of the critical targets in both plant and animal breeding are of this type, most practical improvement programs involve the application of quantitative genetics. (FAO. 2001. Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/004/Y2775E/y2775e00.htm)
Rate at which organic matter (biomass) produced by photosynthesis or chemosynthesis is stored in an ecological community or group of communities. (Roni, Phil & Hanson, Karrie & Pess, G. & Beechie, Timothy & Pollock, Michael & Bartley, Devin. (2005). Habitat Rehabilitation for Inland Fisheries: Global Review of Effectiveness and Guidance for Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems. https://www.fao.org/4/a0039e/a0039e00.htm)
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Restricted to organic matter produced by green plants in ecosystems
The production of new organic matter by photosynthetic and chemosynthetic activity of producer organisms (chiefly green plants). This is very often the first step in a food chain. (FAO Fisheries Department (2003) World Fisheries and Aquaculture Atlas. CD-ROM. Rome, FAO. 2nd ed.; Anonymous (1998) AQUALEX. Multilingual glossary of aquaculture terms / Glossaire multilingue relatif aux termes utilisés en aquaculture)
The Gulf of Alaska is situated in the northern part of the North Pacific Ocean and bounded on the West by the coast of Alaska Peninsula. (Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p.)
Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) causes severe rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield loss. Rice yellow mottle virus is a member of the genus Sobemovirus in the family Solemoviridae. Its host range is restricted to rice (Oryza sativa L.) and a few wild Poaceae. (Sekiya, N., Nakajima, T., Oizumi, N. et al. Agronomic practices preventing local outbreaks of rice yellow mottle virus disease revealed by spatial autoregressive analysis. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 42, 15 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00757-9)
Spear rot (SR) is considered the most important oil palm disease in different countries, because it considerably reduces the fruit bunches yield. Can be associated with Fusarium solani and F. oxysporum, F. oxysporum and Phytophthora palmivora. (Adapted from Guamani-Quimis LA, Solís-Bowen AL, Portalanza D, Garcés-Fiallos FR. Can Mathematical Models Describe Spear Rot Progress in Oil Palm Trees? A Five-Year Black Weevil-Disease Assessment from Ecuador. Agriculture. 2022; 12(2):257. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12020257)
The Gulf of Bothnia is divided into the Bothnian Bay, the (North) Kvarken and the Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast and the northern part of Sweden's east coast and Norrbotten. In the south of the gulf lies Åland, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea. (Wikipedia. 2025. Gulf of Bothnia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Bothnia)
Process of market-oriented economic reform aimed at restoring a sustainable balance of payments, reducing inflation, and creating the conditions for sustainable growth in per capita income. (https://eige.europa.eu/thesaurus/terms/1398)
