A class of compounds where a hydroxyl (OH) group is attached to single bonded hydrocarbons. Alcohols are classified according to the position of the carbon atom with the attached hydroxyl group (i.e. primary alcohols are alcohols with the OH group attached to the primary carbon atom, C1). Uses include solvents, astringents, and anti-infective activity. (National Cancer Institute (NCI). NCIthesaurus. Alcohol [Chemical Class] (Code C218). https://ncithesaurus.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C218)
Forests growing in tropical regions vary widely in composition, structure, function and productivity because of the diversity of climates, soil types and biogeographic conditions where they grow. Tropical forests are considered to comprise two forest classes, namely, evergreen tropical rainforests and moist deciduous tropical forests. (Adapted from FAO. 1988. Guidelines for the management of tropical forests 1. The production of wood (FAO forestry paper 135) https://www.fao.org/4/w8212e/w8212e03.htm)
Telecommunication is the exchange of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunication)
Terminology is the study of and the field of activity concerned with the collection, description, processing and presentation of terms, i.e. lexical items belonging to specialized areas of usage in one or more languages. In its objectives it is akin to lexicography which combines the double aim of generally collecting data about the lexicon of a language with providing an information, and sometimes even an advisory, service to language users. The justification of considering it a separate activity from lexicography lies in the different nature of the data traditionally assembled, the different background of the people involved in this work, and to some extent to the different methods used. (Sager, Juan C. 1990. A Practical Course in Terminology Processing. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: John Benjamins.)
Palaeosalinity is the salinity of the global ocean or of an ocean basin at a point in geological history. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleosalinity)
The ratio of a system’s output (or production) to the inputs that it requires, as in the useful energy produced by a system compared with the energy put into that system. (FAO and Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. 2021. Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience from the front line of climate change. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5131en)
A plant that in interspersed in a crop or planted near a crop as a decoy for the purpose of attracting harmful insects away from the crop, providing a pesticide free solution. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/30194)
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Crops planted for the purpose of attracting pests away from other nearby crops
A trend is a general tendency or direction of a development or change over time. A trend is also a pattern found in time series datasets. A trend may be strong or weak, increasing, decreasing or stable. There is no guarantee that a trend observed in the past will continue in the future. (Adapted from https://www.nafo.int/Portals/0/PDFs/sc/2023/scr23-024.pdf and Alexandrova-Stefanova, N., Mroczek, Z.K., Nosarzewski, K., Audouin, S., Djamen, P., Kolos, N. & Wan, J. 2023. Harvesting change: Harnessing emerging technologies and innovations for agrifood systems transformation – Global foresight synthesis report. Rome. FAO and Cirad. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8498en)
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Use for documents describing a specified general direction of events, opinion, etc.
A botanical garden is a garden with a documented collection of living plants for the purpose of scientific research, conservation, display, and education. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical_garden)
Winter crops are typically sown in autumn, overwinter in a dormant or slow-growing state, and resume growth in spring. Many require vernalization to flower. (AGROVOC Team)
