Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Cerrado Area of central Brazil characterized by soils with low pH.
CGIAR Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research.
Chick Young, baby chicken (Gallus gallus).
Chicken corn Another name used for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor).
CIMMYT Centro Internacional para el Mejoramiento del Ma´z y Trigo (Inter-
national Maize and Wheat Improvement Center).
Clone Individual plant or animal derived from a single ancestor.
Cock Male chicken (Gallus gallus). See Rooster.
Cockerel Young (less than one year old) male chicken (Gallus gallus).
Coco yam (A), cocoyam (A), taro (PI) A root crop (Colocasia esculenta).
Common rice Term used in trading to denote any type of Oryza sativa.
Common wheat Term used in trading to denote any type of Triticum aestivum.
Corn In the United States, this refers specifically to Zea mays. In Europe corn is more
generic referring to grains of many cereals such as wheat, barley, or rye.
Corn (NA), maize (W) A grain crop (Zea mays).
Cow Mature female cattle (Bos taurus).
Cranberry (NA) A fruit (Vaccinium spp.).
Cultivar Variations, size, shape, color, etc. of the same crop.
Cultivated rice Any domesticated type of rice contrasted to wild rice.
Denitrification Loss of soil nitrogen through a biological process that releases N
2
and
ammonia forms of nitrogen to the atmosphere.
Doe Female goat (Capra hircus).
Drake Male duck (Anas platyrhynchos).
Duckling Young duck (Anas platyrhynchos).
Durum wheat Type of wheat (Triticum durum) with hard grain used for pasta.
English wheat General term for Triticum aestivum to distinguish it from German
wheat (Triticum spelta).
Evaporation Loss of water from any surface. Going from the liquid state to the
gaseous state.
Evapotranspiration
Combined
loss
of
water
through
leaves
and
from
the
soil surface.
Ewe Female sheep (Ovis aries).
Fallow Leaving field without a crop for a period of time, i.e., growing season.
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Filbert nut (E), hazel nut (A)
A type of nut (Corylus maxima).
Flint
corn
This
refers
specifically
to
a
type
of
Zea
mays
with
flinty
or
vitreous endosperm.
Gabe
Name for taro commonly used in central Philippines.
Gander
Male goose (Anser anser).
