Approach grafting or inarching is used to join together plants that are otherwise difficult to join. The plants are grown close together, and then joined so that each plant has roots below and growth above the point of union. Both scion and stock retain their respective parents that may or may not be removed after joining. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafting#Approach)
Gaseous nitrogen is the gaseous fraction of the total nitrogen content in soils. Gaseous nitrogen is also used as a protective atmosphere to prevent oxidation of metals, foods and oxygen-sensitive chemicals. (BonaRes project and AGROVOC Team)
A term applied to any organophosphate, carbamate, or other pesticide chemical that can interrupt the action of enzymes that inactivate the acetylcholine associated with the nervous system. (FAOTERM)
Seed potato degeneration, the reduction in yield or quality caused by an accumulation of pathogens and pests in planting material due to successive cycles of vegetative propagation, has been a long-standing production challenge for potato growers around the world. (Thomas-Sharma S, Abdurahman A, Ali S, Andrade-Piedra J, Bao S, Charkowski A, Crook D, Kadian M, Kromann P, Struik P, Torrance L, Garrett K, Forbes G. 2016. Seed degeneration in potato: the need for an integrated seed health strategy to mitigate the problem in developing countries. Plant Pathology 65(1):3-16. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69022)
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Here, the use of the term ‘seed’ refers to planting material such as seed tubers, suckers, not botanical seeds.
An underwater explosion is a chemical or nuclear explosion that occurs under the surface of a body of water. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_explosion)
The step-by-step experiments proposed to describe or solve a scientific problem, or the defined steps of a specific procedure. (FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture, 2001)
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Stromatolites are layered sedimentary formations (microbialite) that are created mainly by photosynthetic microorganisms such as cyanobacteria, sulfate-reducing bacteria and proteobacteria. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stromatolite)
The ratio of spawning potential per recruit under a given fishing regime relative to the spawning potential per recruit with no fishing. This is also known as %MSP , where MSP stands for Maximum Spawning Potential. (FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO, 2014.)
An area of high atmospheric pressure with closed clockwise circulation. (Global Fire Monitoring Center, 2011. International multilingual forest fire terminology. http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/literature/RUS-MON-GER-ENG-Glossary-Web.pdf)
Human health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (Adapted from WHO, https://www.who.int/about/governance/constitution)
