General agriculture

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wood trusses

Agriculture; General agriculture

An assembly of members, such as beams, bars, rods, and the like, so combined as to form a rigid framework. All members are interconnected to form triangles.

Cross-sectional area of a tree measured at breast height (4.5 feet from ground level), or of grasses and shrubs measured 1 inch from ground level used to determine phytomass. Basal area is usually ...

biodiesel

Agriculture; General agriculture

A biofuel for use in diesel engines produced through the transesterfication of organically-derived oils or fats combined with alcohol (ethanol or methanol) in the presence of a catalyst. It may be ...

bioclimatology

Agriculture; General agriculture

The effects of climate on living organisms.

biocenosis

Agriculture; General agriculture

A group of interacting organisms that live in a particular habitat and form an ecological community.

biobleaching

Agriculture; General agriculture

Use of microorganisms or enzymes in the bleaching of materials or products, such as pulp.

biolistics

Agriculture; General agriculture

Techniques where DNA is delivered directly into organelles at high speed using projectiles coated with nucleic acid, shot from a helium-powered gun (gene gun).