- Industry: Agriculture
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1). Bench-like portions of a former flat river floodplain left at higher levels by the downcutting action of a river; alluvial terraces and river terraces are generally considered as synonymous.2). An artificially leveled field or series of fields made on sloping land.
Industry:Agriculture
An instrument for measuring the amount of energy needed to extract water from the soil (usually expressed in kPa or cbars).
Industry:Agriculture
Terminal region of chromosomes characterized by repeated DNA sequences.
Industry:Agriculture
Two layers of cells next to the pericarp of a seed which represent the inner cell layers of the inner integuments of the ovule. The tegmen is often mis-termed as testa which is derived from the outer integuments in the ovule and which is destroyed before the caryopsis ripens.
Industry:Agriculture
A covering or integument, such as the tough, leathery forewing of certain insects or the inner coat of a seed.
Industry:Agriculture
One that has the potential to be a major crop, increasing the farmer's production and income.
Industry:Agriculture
