A type of insect trap that uses pheromones to attract (usually) male insects. (FAW Guidance Note No. 5, FAO, 2020 (http://www.fao.org/3/ca3800en/CA3800EN.pdf).)
The totality of factors arising within a population that reduces the ability of the environment to support the population. (UNBIS http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1005029)
Any cultivation of rice (Oryza sativa), submerged or not. Includes rice-cum-fish cultures, which are mixes of rice cultivation and fish harvesting in the same ponds. (FAO. 2023. The world’s mangroves 2000–2020. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7044en)
Ammonia: a colourless pungent gas, NH3, composed of nitrogen and hydrogen; its compounds are used as fertilizers. (https://www.fao.org/dairy-production-products/resources/glossary/en/?index=a)
Haploidy is the state of being haploid: A cell or organism containing only one representative from each of the pairs of homologous chromosomes found in the normal diploid cell. (Adapted from the Glossary of biotechnology and genetic engineering, FAO 2002 www.fao.org/3/Y2775E/y2775e08.htm)
Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the soil. A pH value is actually a measure of hydrogen ion concentration. It is a ‘reverse’ scale in that a very acid soil has a low pH and a high hydrogen ion concentration. (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/management/soil/soil-properties/ph-levels)
