Sum of the morphological changes indicative of cell death and caused by the progressive and irreversible degradative action of enzymes; it may affect groups of cells or part of a structure or an organ; necrosis may take different forms and be associated with saprobionts (bacterial, fungal or protistan) proliferation. (FAO. 2008. Glossary of aquaculture. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/a1555m)
High molecular weight polysaccharides present in the cell walls of all plants. Pectins cement cell walls together. They are used as emulsifiers and stabilizers in the food industry. They have been tried for a variety of therapeutic uses including as antidiarrheals, where they are now generally considered ineffective, and in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2010/MB_cgi?mode=&index=9939&field=all&HM=&II=&PA=&form=&input=)
Pedicel: the stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence. (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Caudullo, G., De Rigo, D., Mauri, A. et al., European atlas of forest tree species, Caudullo, G.(editor), De Rigo, D.(editor), Mauri, A.(editor), Houston Durrant, T.(editor), San-Miguel-Ayanz, J.(editor), Publications Office of the European Union, 2016, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/776635)
Removing outer layers, for example of fruits or vegetables. (Adapted from Tacon, A.G.J., 1987. The nutrition and feeding of farmed fish and shrimp - A training manual 2. Nutrient sources and composition. FAO Field Document. Project GCP/RLA/075/ITA, Field Document No. 5/E Brasilia, Brazil, 129 p. https://www.fao.org/4/ab468e/AB468E00.htm)
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere. Eradicating extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030 is a pivotal goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. (UN. 2025. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/)
There are two main species of commercial coffee - Coffea arabica and C. canephora (robusta). Arabica is a higher quality and higher value coffee normally grown in cooler, elevated areas of the tropics and sub-tropics at 1000 m or more above sea level. Arabica is used in the roast and ground coffee market and is added to blends of Robusta to improve the quality of instant coffee. (FAO, 2005. Arabica coffee manual for Lao-PDR. https://www.fao.org/4/ae939e/ae939e00.htm)
Overpopulation or overabundance is a state in which the population of a species is larger than the carrying capacity of its environment. (Wikipedia. 2025. Overpopulation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation)
