A strong, pointed length of wood or metal driven into the ground to support a plant in the field or greenhouse. (Adapted from Nijland, H.J., F.W. Croon and H.P. Ritzema, 2005. Subsurface Drainage Practices: Guidelines for the implementation, operation and maintenance of subsurface pipe drainage systems. Wageningen, Alterra, ILRI Publication no. 60, pp. 608. https://edepot.wur.nl/264729)
Cells of the higher organisms, containing a true nucleus bounded by a nuclear membrane. (DeCS/MeSH. Eukaryotic Cells. https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/ths/resource/?id=5153)
Computer systems that use algorithms to analyse their environment and take actions – with some degree of autonomy – to achieve specific goals. AI can be purely software-based, acting in the virtual world (e.g. voice assistants, image analysis software, search engines, speech and facial recognition systems), or it can be embedded in hardware devices (e.g. advanced robots, autonomous cars, drones or Internet of Things [IoT] applications). (FAO. 2023. Using artificial intelligence to assess FAO’s knowledge base on the technology accelerator. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6724en)
Goose parvovirus (GPV) infection, also known as Derzsy’s disease, goose hepatitis, infectious myocarditis or ‘goose plague’, is a highly contagious disease affecting domestic goslings and Muscovy ducklings. (Irvine, Richard & Holmes, Paul. (2010). Diagnosis and control of goose parvovirus. In Practice. 32. 10.1136/inpract.32.8.382.)
The study of serum, especially of antigen-antibody reactions in vitro. (National Library of Medicine. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), 2025, 'Serology', http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012699)
Carre's disease is a viral disease affecting canids, mustelids, raccoons, and possibly marmots and wild felines. (Translated from Plateforme nationale d’Épidémiosurveillance en Santé Animale (Plateforme ESA), 2019. Emergence de la maladie de Carré dans les populations de carnivores sauvages (info SAGIR). https://www.plateforme-esa.fr/en/node/669)
A name for several highly contagious viral diseases of animals, especially canine distemper. (MeSH, 2024. Distemper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68004216)
Acanthoscelides obtectus Say is a bruchid species of Neotropical origin, and is specialized on beans of the Phaseolus vulgaris L. group. Since the domestication and diffusion of beans, A. obtectus has become cosmopolitan through human-mediated migrations and is now a major pest in bean granaries. (Alvarez N, McKey D, Hossaert-McKey M, Born C, Mercier L, Benrey B. Ancient and recent evolutionary history of the bruchid beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, a cosmopolitan pest of beans. Mol Ecol. 2005 Apr;14(4):1015-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02470.x. PMID: 15773933.)
Aceria sheldoni belongs to the family Eriophyidae and is one of the main pests of lemon, which is its preferred host. It is a minute mite (0.12–0.18 mm). A. sheldoni feeds and reproduces on citrus foliage and moves to buds and young fruit as they become available, (EPPO (2003) PP 2/27 Citrus. EPPO Bulletin 34, 41–42.)
Dry bulb mite (DBM), Aceria tulipae, is an economically important mite with a worldwide distribution and a broad host range. As a generalist, it is the most important eriophyoid mite attacking bulbous plants such as garlic, onion and tulip. (Kiedrowicz A, Rector BG, Lommen S, Kuczyński L, Szydło W, Skoracka A. Population growth rate of dry bulb mite, Aceria tulipae (Acariformes: Eriophyidae), on agriculturally important plants and implications for its taxonomic status. Exp Appl Acarol. 2017 Sep;73(1):1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10493-017-0173-3. Epub 2017 Aug 30. PMID: 28856573; PMCID: PMC5602028.)
