Partial removal of plants or trees to reducing competition, accelerate growth of remaining plants or trees or reduce flammable vegetation, among other purposes. (Adapted from Grazing with trees – A silvopastoral approach to managing and restoring trees. FAO Forestry Paper, No. 187, FAO, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.4060/cc2280en).)
A mating system characterized by the inter-breeding of genetically unrelated or dissimilar individuals. Since genetic diversity tends to be enhanced, and vigour or fitness of individuals increased by this process, it is often used to counter the detrimental effects of continuous inbreeding. (
FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture)
A respirometer is a device used to measure the rate of respiration of a living organism by measuring its rate of exchange of oxygen and/or carbon dioxide. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respirometer)
The upper part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen. In mammals, it contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (Adapted from MeSH, 2024. Thorax. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68013909)
Separation of the edible part of grain, peas, or beans from straw by impaction and subsequent screening. (Adapted from Tacon, A.G.J., 1987. The nutrition and feeding of farmed fish and shrimp - A training manual 2. Nutrient sources and composition. FAO Field Document. Project GCP/RLA/075/ITA, Field Document No. 5/E Brasilia, Brazil, 129 p. https://www.fao.org/4/ab468e/AB468E00.htm)
Linked Data published on the public Web and licensed under one of several open licenses permitting reuse. Publishing Linked Open Data enables distributed SPARQL queries of the data sets and a "browsing" or "discovery" approach to finding information, as compared to a search strategy. (https://www.w3.org/TR/ld-glossary/#linked-open-data)
Thrips is a genus of insect in the order Thysanoptera. Species in the genus Thrips feed on pollen, and can be major agricultural pests, with several being vectors of tospoviruses. (Wikipedia, 2024. Thrips (genus) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips_(genus))
Vascular disease involving the formation of thrombi inside a blood vessel, i.e. an artery or a vein, obstructing circulation. (WIPO 2020. WIPO Pearl COVID-19 Glossary https://wipopearl.wipo.int/assets/static/WIPOPearl_COVID-19_Glossary.pdf)
