Administration or application of antimicrobial agents to an individual or a group of plants/crops or animals at risk of acquiring a specific infection or in a specific situation where infectious disease is likely to occur if the antimicrobial agent is not administered or applied. (Antimicrobial Resistance Terms, Joint FAO/WHO Centre (CODEX Food Standards and Zoonotic Diseases) (CJW), FAO, 2022 (https://www.fao.org/3/cb9414en/cb9414en.pdf).)
Plant organ borne by the stem, responsible for photosynthesis and gas exchange; comprised of the blade and petiole. (Undersander, Dan. (2019). Forage Plant Structure, Function, Nutrition, and Growth. 10.1016/B978-0-12-812919-7.00001-9.)
