General agriculture

General agriculture

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heartwater

Agriculture; General agriculture

A tick-borne septicemic disease of ruminants caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium of the family Rickettsiaceae.

determinate growth

Agriculture; General agriculture

Plant growth in which the growth of the main axis is terminated. Typically applied to inflorescences, where the terminal flower is the first to mature along the inflorescence.

opportunity costs

Agriculture; General agriculture

The economic outcome of giving up an opportunity, often associated with investments.

freightage

Agriculture; General agriculture

The charge for transporting products and commodities by a commercial carrier.

The sum, measured in dollars, of all purchased inputs and other expenses necessary to produce farm products. Cost of production statistics may be expressed as an average per animal, per acre, or per ...

cortisol

Agriculture; General agriculture

The main glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, ...