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analysis of variance
Agriculture; General agriculture
A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.
multivariate analysis
Agriculture; General agriculture
A set of techniques used when variation in several variables has to be studied simultaneously. In statistics, multivariate analysis is interpreted as any analytic method that allows simultaneous ...
sequence analysis
Agriculture; General agriculture
A multistage process that includes the determination of a sequence (protein, carbohydrate, etc.), its fragmentation and analysis, and the interpretation of the resulting sequence information.
absorbance
Agriculture; General agriculture
A measure of the amount of light absorbed by a solution. It is measured by a colorimeter or spectrophotometer. Absorbance values are used to plot the growth of bacteria in suspension cultures and to ...
deblossoming
Agriculture; General agriculture
The practice of removing flowers from plants. Deblossoming is done on fruit trees in order to increase the size and quality of the fruit crop.
abortion (plants)
Agriculture; General agriculture
premature termination of the development of pollen, gametes, embryos, seeds, fruits, flowers, and etc.
top dressings
Agriculture; General agriculture
The application of compost or fertilizer ontop of the soil during plant growth.
