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General term referring to the number of homologous chromosomes (ploidy) in a somatic cell within one organism. Polyploidy usually indicates the presence of more than two sets of homologous chromosomes within a somatic cell. Polyploidy can occur through whole-genome duplication or fusion of unreduced gametes within the same species (autopolyploidy) or through hybridization of different species (allopolyploidy). (Borrill, P., Adamski, N. and Uauy, C. (2015), Genomics as the key to unlocking the polyploid potential of wheat. New Phytol, 208: 1008-1022. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13533)

A linear or branched polymer (e.g. starch, cellulose, etc.) composed of covalently linked monosaccharides, including cellulose, pectin and starch. (FAO, 2001. FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture)

Composts that contain the residual compost waste generated by mushroom production. It generally consists of a combination of wheat straw, dried blood, horse manure and ground chalk, composted together. (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/AGRO_00000091)

Fast ice (also called land-fast ice, landfast ice, and shore-fast ice) is sea ice that is "fastened" to the coastline, to the sea floor along shoals or to grounded icebergs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_ice)

Ice and iceberg charts serve tactical (day-to-day) or strategic (longer-term) planning and operational purposes. They illustrate ice or iceberg conditions at a particular moment in time. The ice information is presented using a standard international code, known as the Egg Code. (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/ice-forecasts-observations/latest-conditions/products-guides/chart-descriptions.html)

Eurytoma plotnikovi (https://bku.tarim.gov.tr/Zararli/Details/305)

A wallaby is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and sometimes the same genus, but kangaroos are specifically categorised into the four largest species of the family. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaby)

In physical oceanography, undertow is the under-current that is moving offshore when waves are approaching the shore. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undertow_(water_waves))

Any felling in the regeneration area resulting in a stand providing protection to the regeneration. (FAO Language Resources Project, 2005; IUFRO, Vienna, 2005)

An independent expert is a specialist appointed to decide a settlement when the parties are unable to reach agreement on an issue in contention. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version) ISBN 92-5-104283-7 http://www.fao.org/3/a-x2038e.pdf)

Pomfret (Bramidae family) fall into some 20 species – though the common name may further include, or overlap with, an array of closely related butterfish. Distributed around the world’s oceans, and as far north as Norwegian waters, these are highly migratory fish that tend to favour small schools. They’re flat in shape and light silver to black in colour. (FAO. 2022. Fish – Know it, cook it, eat it. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc1395en)

Pompanos are marine fish in the genus Trachinotus in the family Carangidae (better known as "slabs"). Pompano may also refer to various other, similarly shaped members of the Carangidae, or the order Perciformes. (Wikipedia. 2025. Pompano. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompano)