Hire purchase is a form of instalment credit. Hire purchase is similar to leasing, with the exception that ownership of the goods passes to the hire purchase customer on payment of the final credit instalment, whereas a lessee never becomes the owner of the goods. (FAO. 1997. Basic finance for marketers (Marketing and agribusiness texts - 1). Chapter 7 - Sources of finance. https://www.fao.org/4/w4343e/w4343e08.htm)
Bunchy top disease, caused by the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), is the most devastating viral disease of bananas worldwide. BBTV is spread by the banana aphid. (https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant/insect-pests-and-plant-diseases/bunchy-top)
Wind shear: The rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction (as, vertically). The shear can be speed shear (where speed changes between the two points, but not direction), direction shear (where direction changes between the two points, but not speed) or a combination of the two. (https://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?letter=w)
Tungrovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Caulimoviridae order Ortervirales. Monocots and family Poaceae serve as natural hosts. There is currently only one species in this genus: the type species Rice tungro bacilliform virus. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungrovirus)
CAS No. 51-45-6. An amine derived by enzymatic decarboxylation of histidine. It is a powerful stimulant of gastric secretion, a constrictor of bronchial smooth muscle, a vasodilator, and also a centrally acting neurotransmitter. (National Library of Medicine. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Histamine MeSH Descriptor Data 2024. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D006632)
