Disease control

Disease control

The use of chemicals or resistant varieties to control or eradicate the disease present.

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disease control

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The use of chemicals or resistant varieties to control or eradicate the disease present.

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An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that serves as the central point for consolidation of disease control data, health promotion and public health ...

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watershed

Agriculture; Rice science

The total area from which a single river collects surface water runoff; the catchment or drainage area of a river system.

watershed degradation

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waterlogging

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Impeded drainage; or soil saturated with water but not necessarily with standing water.

waterlogged field

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A field which continuously has standing water and cannot be drained. The water level may not be deep.

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water table

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The upper surface of ground water and the level below it where the soil is saturated with water.

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