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Agricultural ecology (or agroecology) uses ecological knowledge about organism distribution and abundance to enhance crop yields and protect crops... The growth and maintenance of a single species in isolation, free from foreign or contaminating species. Isolation in axenic culture is achieved... A branch of meteorology and ecology that deals with the effects of weather and climate on plants, animals, and humans.The principal problem for... A material useful for the mitigation, control, or elimination of plants or animals detrimental to human health or economy. Algicides, defoliants,... The study of the interactions among soil organisms, and between biotic and abiotic aspects of the soil environment. Soil is made up of a multitude of... Forensic science is defined as “the identification, collection, preservation, analysis, and interpretation of physical evidence that is relevant to a... Plants and their insect herbivores comprise a major proportion of the Earth's biodiversity, with roughly 22% of all macroscopic described species... Land plants diversified over 360 million years ago. This occurred well after the bacteria and fungi, which have a much more ancient origin. Although... A branch of meteorology that examines the effects and impacts of weather and climate on crops, rangeland, livestock, and various agricultural... With over 250,000 described species of angiosperms, the flowering plants represent one of the most exuberant expressions of biological diversity on... A natural process in which harmful or beneficial effects are caused by secondary metabolites that spread from a donor organism to a recipient and are... The application of mathematical theory and technique to ecology. The earliest studies in ecology were by naturalists interested in organisms and... The subdiscipline in mycology and ecology that examines community composition and structure; responses, activities, and interactions of single... The study of interactions among the biotic and abiotic components within the narrow region of soil surrounding plant roots. The rhizosphere (the soil... Categories of land resources that provide information about uses and characteristics. In combination with geographic location systems, measurements... The application of biotechnological techniques utilizing fungi for agricultural purposes. Fungal biotechnology is applied in agriculture to promote... Foothill abortion, or epizootic bovine abortion (EBA), is an economically devastating disease that has a limited geographical distribution. The... A substance that acts as a molecular messenger, transmitting information from one member of a species to another member of the same species. The... The branch of plant science that seeks physiological (mechanistic) explanations for ecological observations. Emphasis is placed on understanding how... The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines public health surveillance as the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis,... The study of the distribution and abundance of elements within landscapes, the origins of these elements, and their impacts on organisms and... The study of spatial and temporal patterns in the abundance and distribution of organisms and of the mechanisms that produce those patterns. Species... Plant diseases significantly limit agricultural production, destroying or spoiling between 10 and 30% of all food and feed produced annually. The... In applying biotechnology to agriculture, the principal areas involve manipulation of crop plants and manipulation of microbial or invertebrate... |
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