Daminozide is a plant growth regulator, a chemical sprayed on fruit to regulate growth, make harvest easier, and keep apples from falling off the trees before they ripen so they are red and firm for storage. In 1989, the EPA made it illegal to use daminozide on U.S. food crops, but still allow for non-food crops like ornamental plants. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daminozide)
Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. (Wikipedia. 2025. Safety. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety)
A neotype is a specimen later selected to serve as the single type specimen when an original holotype has been lost or destroyed or where the original author never cited a specimen. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_(biology)#Neotype)
Salad crops is a common name for a number of plants where the leaves are used in their raw state as food. (Adapted from Salatvekster ; Abstract. Institutt for grønnsaksdyrking Stensiltrykk nr 157; Publisher. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. 1983 https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/handle/11250/2997090)
The distinguishing characteristic of saline soils from the agricultural standpoint, is that they contain sufficient neutral soluble salts to adversely affect the growth of most crop plants. (Abrol, Inder & Yadav, J.S.P. & Massoud, F.I.. 1988. Salt -Affected Soils and their Management. FAO SOILS BULLETIN 39. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. (Wikipedia. 2026. Assam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam)
Saline-sodic soils have a high content of soluble salts, like saline soils, but the salts are predominantly composed of sodium. They have intermediate properties and if not managed properly they can easily become sodic. The presence of a permanent or seasonal high water table is often a sign of saline or sodic soils. (FAO. Technical issues of salt-affected soils https://www.fao.org/soils-portal/soil-management/management-of-some-problem-soils/salt-affected-soils/more-information-on-salt-affected-soils/technical-issues/en/)
Brush Control/Management includes the removal, reduction or manipulation of non-herbaceous plants by mechanical methods, chemical treatment, biological methods, prescribed burning, or combinations of these methods to achieve the desired plant community. (Texas Water Development Board, 2016. Brush Control/Management BMP https://www.twdb.texas.gov/conservation/BMPs/Ag/doc/4.1.pdf)
