Male and female are the two sexes of organisms that reproduce sexually. Males produce small, usually motile gametes (sperm). (Adapted from Allaby, M. (2015). Oxford Dictionary of Biology (7th ed.). Oxford University Press.)
A stable suspension for application to the seed, either directly or after dilution. (http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/agphome/documents/Pests_Pesticides/Specs/JMPS_Manual_2016/3rd_Amendment_JMPS_Manual.pdf)
Feed or food supplied to meet the nutrient requirement of organisms for maintenance and growth when natural food is inadequate. (Adapted from O. M. Millamena, R. M. Coloso, & F. P. Pascual (Eds.), Nutrition in Tropical Aquaculture: Essentials of fish nutrition, feeds, and feeding of tropical aquatic species (pp. 1–5). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department.)
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Supplementary feeding is used both for humans (food) and for animals (feed), including livestock, aquatic organisms and poultry.
A ship that is capable of transferring fuel, lubricating oil, ammunition, food, spare parts and personnel to another ship while underway. (Translated from https://terimler.org)
A formulant which reduces the interfacial tension of two boundary surfaces, thereby increasing the emulsifying, spreading, dispersibility and/or wetting properties of liquids or solids. (FAO & WHO. 2024. Manual on the development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for microbial pesticides. First edition. Rome and Geneva. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc9840en)
A method of irrigation applying water to the land by allowing it to flow by simple gravity, before infiltrating. It includes various systems depending upon the relative magnitude of the surface flooding phase and infiltration phase after accumulation (submersion). (FAO. 2008. Glossary of aquaculture. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/a1555m)
Forest biological diversity encompasses not just trees, but the multitude of plants, animals and micro-organisms that inhabit forest areas and their associated genetic diversity. (https://www.cbd.int/forest/about.shtml)
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Forest biodiversity has a broader connotation than forest genetic resources (FGR) and denotes the variability among forest dwelling organisms and the ecological processes of which they are a part, and includes variation at forest ecosystem, species and molecular levels.
The stretching force required to form a liquid film; the force tends to minimize the area of the surface. (http://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=21989&n=1&s=5&t=2)
