A phytohormone that affects plant growth including cell elongation. (British Society for Plant Pathology, 2022. Auxin. https://www.bspp.org.uk/glossary/auxin/)
The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, proudly supporting development since 1947. It is an international development organisation owned and governed by the 27 country and territory members. (SPC. 2026. About Us. https://www.spc.int/about-us)
Sowing is the process of planting. An area or object that has had seeds planted in it will be described as being sowed. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sowing)
During an avalanche, a mass of snow, rock, ice, soil, and other material slides swiftly down a mountainside. (https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/avalanche/)
The method of least squares is a standard approach in regression analysis to approximate the solution of overdetermined systems (sets of equations in which there are more equations than unknowns) by minimizing the sum of the squares of the residuals (a residual being: the difference between an observed value, and the fitted value provided by a model) made in the results of each individual equation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_squares)
Spawning grounds are the areas of water where aquatic animals spawn, or produce their eggs. After spawning, the spawn may or may not drift to new grounds which become their nursery grounds. Many species undertake migrations each year, and sometimes great migrations, to reach their spawning grounds. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(biology))
A step in the process of assisted reproduction in which embryos are placed into the uterus of a female with the intent of establishing a pregnancy. (FAO. 2015. The Second Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, edited by B.D. Scherf & D. Pilling. FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Assessments. Rome (available at http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4787e/index.html).)
