Bean leafroll virus (BLRV) is a member of the Luteoviridae and is distributed worldwide. It is transmitted by aphids in a persistent manner. BLRV is not sap or seed transmissible, and its host range is limited to the Fabaceae family (First Report of Bean Leafroll Virus in Chickpea, Lentil, and Dry Pea in Montana
B. Agindotan, J. Fenoglio, M. Mahathar, K. McPhee, and M. Burrows
Plant Disease 2019 103:5, 1050-1050)
Submarine ridges are elongated steep-sided elevations of the seafloor. (M.F. Coffin, O. Eldholm,
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The fruit of a large deciduous tree of the Lecythidaceae family, up to 50m tall, native to the Amazon basin. The fruit consists of a globose, large woody capsule containing hard pods with many kernels inside. (FAOTERM, 2024)
Breastfeeding is the act of feeding breast milk to an infant. Babies can be fed directly from the mother’s breast, or breast milk can be pumped and then fed to the baby from a bottle. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
A systematic process for continually improving management policies and practices by learning from the outcomes of previously employed policies and practices. (FAO. 2021. Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture Management: Handbook. Yangon, Myanmar https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/ca7972en)
A Selected ship is a mobile ship station equipped with sufficient certified meteorological instruments for making observations, transmits regular weather reports and enters the observations in a meteorological logbook (https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?explnum_id=7444)
The process whereby living organisms convert organic matter to carbon dioxide (CO2), releasing energy and consuming molecular oxygen. (IPCC. 2019. Special Report on Climate Change and Land - SRCCL (09/2019) https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/)
A breeding ration refers to the specific diet or feed given to breeding animals, such as livestock, to ensure optimal reproductive performance. (AGROVOC Team, 2024)
A broiler is a chicken slaughtered for meat while it is still young and tender. Modern commercial broilers are specially bred for meat production and grow much faster than egg-laying breeds. Both male and female broiler chickens are slaughtered for their meat. (FAOTERM)
Broiling is a method of cooking tender foods by direct heat under the upper heating element in your oven. (Termium, 2024. Broiling. https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/)
