A highly diverse group of mainly aquatic, autotrophic, photosynthesizing organisms ranging from microscopic single-cell forms to multicellular forms, distinguished from vascular plants by the absence of structures such as true roots, stems, leaves and flowers. (FAO. 2022. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022. Towards Blue Transformation. Rome, FAO.
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A disease caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria Clostridium botulinum. (https://icd.who.int/dev11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/78422942)
River basin management can be considered as the integration of planning and management of water resources, sustainable development and strategies on a river basin level. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-5871-3)
Drying under vacuum (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)
Sowing seed without prior ploughing or hoeing of the seedbed. (FAO, 2016. Save and Grow in Practice: Maize, Rice, Wheat. A Guide to Sustainable Cereal Production http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4009e.pdf Cited 14 April 2023.)
A horizontal silo is a storage system where forage is piled in relatively low (i.e., 6-20 feet), long piles that might or might not be contained by sidewalls. (Horizontal Silo Safety, Penn State Extension 2015 https://wayne.osu.edu/sites/wayne/files/imce/Program_Pages/ANR/Horizontal%20Silo%20Safety%2C%20Penn%20State%20publication.pdf)
Most horizontal silos that are built above ground level with construction-grade material for sides are called bunker silos. Horizontal silos that are cut into the earth with only the earth serving as sides are normally called trench silos. (Horizontal Silo Safety, Penn State Extension 2015 https://wayne.osu.edu/sites/wayne/files/imce/Program_Pages/ANR/Horizontal%20Silo%20Safety%2C%20Penn%20State%20publication.pdf)
The tower silo or vertical silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. It is a metal or concrete cylinder, more rarely made of wood, 10 to 20 m high, loaded from above and in which compaction is done by gravity. (Adapted from https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/)
A subsoiler or flat lifter is a tractor-mounted farm implement used for deep tillage, loosening and breaking up soil at depths below the levels worked by moldboard ploughs, disc harrows, or rototillers. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsoiler)
Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin, typically characterized by itchiness, redness and a rash. (Wikipedia, 2024. Dermatitis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatitis)
