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Established in October 1945 with the objective of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition and standards of living by increasing agricultural productivity, FAO coordinates the efforts of governments and technical agencies in programs for developing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and ...
The breakdown by living organisms of a compound to its chemical constituents. Materials that can be easily biodegraded are colloquially termed <i>biodegradable.</i>
Industry:Biotechnology
The carbohydrates and other compounds produced in photosynthesis.
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The cell wall layer formed during cell expansion. Plant cells possessing only primary walls may divide or undergo differentiation.
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The central core structure of condensed chromosomes. The scaffold is composed of non-histone chromosomal proteins.
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The characteristic of a host organism such that it is incapable of suppressing or retarding an injurious pathogen or other factor.
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The characteristic periods in the growth of a bacterial culture, as indicated by the shape of a graph of viable cell number versus time, namely: lag phase; logarithmic (or exponential) phase ; stationary phase; death phase.
Industry:Biotechnology
The characteristic periods in the growth of a bacterial culture, as indicated by the shape of a graph of viable cell number versus time, namely: lag phase; logarithmic (or exponential) phase ; stationary phase; death phase.
Industry:Biotechnology
The chemical or physical treatment given to some seeds (where the seed coats are very hard or contain germination inhibitors) in order to break or weaken the seed coat sufficiently to permit germination.
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