The action to remove food from the market at any stage of the food chain, including that possessed by consumers. (Introduction and Glossary, Food Control System Assessment Tool, FAO/WHO, 2019 (http://www.fao.org/3/ca5334en/ca5334en.pdf).)
A compound which makes a host unattractive to a pest and thus can prevent attack or establishment. (Adaopted from ESCCAP Glossary https://www.esccap.org/glossary/ Accessed 16 May 2023)
Deep-water waves are waves traveling across a body of water where depth is greater than half the wavelength (D > 1/2 L). Deep-water waves include all wind-generated waves moving across the open ocean. (University of Hawai‘i. 2025. Wave Energy and Wave Changes with Depth https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/physical/waves/wave-energy-and-wave-changes-depth)
Digital imagery refers to the creation, manipulation, and storage of visual images using digital technology. (Adapted from Wikipedia, 2024. Digital imaging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_imaging)
The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns of authorship, publication, and use. (NALT)
Chlormequat is a quaternary ammonium ion that is choline in which the hydroxy group has been replaced by a chlorine. Its salts (particularly the chloride salt, known as chlormequat chloride) are used as plant growth retardants. It has a role as a plant growth retardant. (ChEBI. 2017. Chlormequat https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:81850)
Ageostrophic flow is the difference between the actual wind or current and the geostrophic wind or geostrophic current. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageostrophy)
Fragility is defined as the combination of exposure to risk and insufficient coping capacities of the state, system and/or communities to manage, absorb or mitigate those risks. (FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. 2022. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022. Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0639en)
