Palpita unionalis (Hübner), the olive leaf moth, is one of the most important pests of olive nurseries and olive orchards in Turkey and also in the Mediterrean Basin generally. (Çığdem Yilmaz and Hanıfe Genç "Determination of the Life Cycle of the Olive Fruit Leaf Moth, Palpita unionalis (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) in the Laboratory," Florida Entomologist 95(1), 162-170, (1 March 2012). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.095.0125)
Perotis is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. (Wikipedia. 2025. Perotis (plant) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perotis_(plant))
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For the jewel beetle genus, see Perotis (Coleoptera) <c_7e4250fc>.
The management of all biological and environmental risks associated with food and agriculture, including forestry and fisheries and aquaculture. (FAO. 2024. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 – Blue Transformation in action. Rome.https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683en)
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Biosecurity is composed of three sectors, namely, food safety, plant life and health, and animal life and health. These sectors include food production in relation to food safety, the introduction of plant pests, animal pests and diseases, and zoonoses, the introduction and release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their products, and the introduction and safe management of invasive alien species and genotypes.
Seeds that are not desiccation-tolerant; they do not dry during the later stages of development and are shed at water contents in the range of 0.3 – 4.0 g g-1. The loss of water rapidly results in decreased vigour and viability, and seed death at relatively high water contents. (FAO. 2014. Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rev. ed. Rome. https://www.fao.org/3/i3704e/i3704e.pdf)
Sorghum flour is the product obtained from grains of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench through a process of industrial milling during which the seed coat is removed and the germ is removed to a large extent and the endosperm is comminuted to a suitable degree of fineness. (FAO & WHO. 2019. Standard for Sorghum Flour. Codex Standard, No. CXS 173-1989. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)
Product made from natural or synthetic gum base containing flavours, sweeteners (nutritive or non-nutritive), aroma compounds, and other additives. (FAO & WHO. 2023. General Standard for Food Additives. Codex Standard, No. CXS 192-1995. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)
Cell-surface proteins that bind epinephrine and/or norepinephrine with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes. The two major classes of adrenergic receptors, alpha and beta, were originally discriminated based on their cellular actions but now are distinguished by their relative affinity for characteristic synthetic ligands. Adrenergic receptors may also be classified according to the subtypes of G-proteins with which they bind; this scheme does not respect the alpha-beta distinction. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4368)
An octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. (Wikipedia, 2024. Octopus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus)
Regional entity created in 1951 by Costa Rica, EI Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, in order to strengthen the ties that unite them; consult each other, maintain fraternal coexistence in the region, prevent and avert any disagreement and ensure the peaceful solution of any conflict that may arise between them; help each other and promote their economic, social and cultural development through cooperative and solidary action. Current figure is SICA, founded in 1991 within the framework of the XI Meeting of Central American Presidents, as a new legal-political framework. (SICA, cited 2023 https://www.sica.int/glosario/organizacion-de-estados-centroamericanos-odeca_1_113955.html)
