Any material in which plant roots are growing or intended for that purpose. (FAO. 1990. FAO Glossary of phytosanitary terms. FAO Plant Protection Bulletin, 38(1): 5–23. [current equivalent: ISPM 5])
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Materials offering adequate rooting and support conditions for maintaining plant cultivation; for cell or tissue culture use <10204>
Homeostasis is the regulation of an internal environment in order to maintain stability. (P.A. Stapleton, T.L. Knuckles, V.C. Minarchick, G. Gautam, T.R. Nurkiewicz, Cardiovascular System, Editor(s): Philip Wexler. Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Third Edition), Academic Press, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.00985-4)
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Maintaining of a stable internal physiological balance in organisms
A drug, hormone or transmitter substance that forms a complex with a receptor site. The formation of the complex triggers an active response from a cell. (http://www.fao.org/biotech/biotech-glossary/en/)
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Substances responsible for triggering response in cells such as neurotransmitters
Chemical substances that have an affinity for and stimulate physiologic activity at cell receptors normally stimulated by naturally occurring hormones, thus triggering a biochemical response. (https://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=514&n=1&s=5&t=2)
The peripheral layer of endosperm of the grain beneath the seed coat which envelops the endosperm and contains oil and protein. (IRRI, 2002. Acronyms and Glossary of Rice Related Terminology http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/images/docs/acronyms-and-glossary-of-rice-related-terminology.pdf)
The outermost layer of the endosperm in a seed, and the site of enzymes concerned with endosperm digestion during seedling growth. (FAO, 2001. FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture)
The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to vessels that reach the rest of the body. (National Cancer Institute, 2024. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Aorta. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/aorta)
The physical, emotional, and mental development of an organism from infancy to adulthood. (Translated from http://terim.tuba.gov.tr/)
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Increase in the number of cells or in the size of an organism or organ as part of normal development; for increase in weight use WEIGHT GAIN; in economics use ECONOMIC GROWTH
A liquid will take the shape of its container with a free surface. A liquid has a fixed volume. (https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/state.html)
Bacteriocins are proteinaceous or peptidic toxins produced by bacteria to inhibit the growth of similar or closely related bacterial strain(s). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriocin)
The variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems. (FAO. 2015. Terms and Definitions - FRA 2015, Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper 180. http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/ap862e/ap862e00.pdf)
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The variety of life on earth at the genetic, species and ecosystems levels. Diversity indices are measures of richness (the number of species in a system); and to some extent, evenness (variances of species' local abundance). These indices are therefore indifferent to species substitutions which may, however, reflect ecosystem stresses (such as those due to high fishing intensity).
