acquisition feeding time
The amount of time required for a successful acquisition of a virus by its vector for subsequent transmission, in which it then becomes viruliferous.
Agricultural equipment
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acre-foot
A unit of measure, used for volumes of water, equal to one acre times one foot (that is, to the amount of water required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot), which is 43,560 cubic feet, 325,851 gallons, or about 1,233 cubic meters.
adjuvant
An additive (often a separate product) that enhances the efficacy of a pesticide, but has little or no pesticidal effect itself.
aflaj
An irrigation system which catches mountain water and controls its movement down man-made subterranean channels, found in Oman.
aftermath
A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
agricultural holder
An agriculturist who holds or owns a farm.
AMS
Initialism of aggregate measurement of support.
antitranspirant
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Reducing transpiration in plants.
aphicide
Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
apidictor
An instrument which measures and records the sounds in a beehive.
apple seed
The seed of the fruit of the Malus domestica (apple) tree or other tree of the genus Malus.
aquacultural
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Of or pertaining to aquaculture.
aquaculturist
A person involved in aquaculture.
aquafeed
Any feed for aquatic organisms as part of aquaculture.
arability
The capacity for land to produce or support vegetation.
arable
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
atomic gardening
The exposure of plants to radioactive sources, typically cobalt-60, in order to generate mutations that may prove to have useful properties.
auricula
An ornamental primrose (Primula auricula)
autocide
Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
balk
An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
balling
An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
baptisia
Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Baptisia.
barley scald
A disease of barley caused by the fungus Rhynchosporium secalis.
barley smut
A disease of barley caused by the fungus Ustilago nuda.
barn
A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
barnyard
The yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
basis
The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
battery cage
A small cage in which a hen is kept to lay eggs.
battle
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing.
bearded
Ellipsis of bearded iris.
bearded iris
Any species or cultivar of the bearded rhizomatous irises of the section Iris subg. Iris sect. Iris, especially Iris × germanica.
bedding
The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
beetle bank
A strip of land within a crop field or garden that is planted with grasses or perennial plants in order to provide a habitat for beneficial insects, birds, and other fauna.
beneficial insect
Any species of insect that provides pollination or pest control.
biobed
A pit of soil used in agriculture to capture pesticide residue and break it down.
biodynamic
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
biodynamics
Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
bizarre
A carnation having stripes of two distinct colours on the white petals.
blackleg
A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.
boar hog
An intact (non-castrated) male pig used for breeding.
bobtail
A tractor which performs without its trailer.
bolster
A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
bolter
A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual.
bothy
A building on a farm, sometimes with just one room, for (usually unmarried male) farmworkers or other labourers to live in.
bottom heat
Heat supplied from below to the roots or rooting medium of plants under propagation, usually in hothouses or greenhouses.
Bourbon rose
A class of hybrid rose originating from the island of Réunion, resulting from a natural cross between China roses.
breadbasket
A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
broadcaster
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
broadcasting
The act of spreading seeds over a wide area.
brown bag
To plant seed saved from one's own harvest, as opposed to buying new seed from a seed company.
brown bagging
The agricultural practice of planting seed saved from the farmer's own harvest, as opposed to buying new seed from a seed company.
brown leaf
A condition of timothy grass, with a wide range of contributors, that adversely affects the marketability of timothy hay.
brushed
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Having been processed by rotating brushes that loosen and remove dirt.
Bt
Bacillus thuringiensis, a species of bacteria used for biological control of insects.
Bti
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, a type of bacterium used in the biological control of certain insects.
budding
The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark.
bull
To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull.
bush
A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
camp
Misconstruction of clamp (“mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored”).
carpet bedding
A system of horticulture in which plants are arranged in mosaic or geometrical designs.