Disease

Disease

A harmful deviation from the normal functioning of physiological and biochemical processes caused by plant pathogens (fungi, viruses, bacteria, parasites).

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Any impairment of an organism's vital functions or systems, including interruption, cessation, proliferation, or other malfunction.

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Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

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Medical; Illness

A condition that keeps the body from functioning normally; an illness or sickness is termed as disease.

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Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A scientifically identified health threat caused by a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite, or other pathogen.

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* Specific illness or medical disorder characterized by a recognizable set of signs and symptoms. * A pathological, objectified condition of the body that presents a group of ...

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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A marked deterioration in the hydrological behavior of a river system which reduces the potential of land and water by causing a water flow of inferior quality, quantity and ...

waterlogging

Agriculture; Rice science

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

waterlogged field

Agriculture; Rice science

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

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1). Expressed in terms of dry matter or harvested portion of the crop produced per unit of water consumed. 2). Ratio of the water used for evapotranspiration, seepage, and ...

water table

Agriculture; Rice science

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

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