General agriculture

General agriculture

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Vasopressin

Agriculture; General agriculture

Octapeptide antidiuretic hormones released by the neurohypophysis of all vertebrates (chemical composition varies with species). They control water metabolism and balance by regulating lung, gill, ...

Heirloom varieties

Agriculture; General agriculture

Varieties whose germplasm has been conserved through the practise of retaining and passing down 1) seed or 2) vegetative propagules from generation to generation. The germplasm may be of significance ...

Somaclonal variation

Agriculture; General agriculture

Genetic variation arising from the break-up and reassembly of DNA in dividing vegetative plant cells grown in culture.

Stumpage

Agriculture; General agriculture

Value of timber as it stands uncut, that is, uncut marketable timber.

Value added

Agriculture; General agriculture

The enhancement given a product or service represented by the final value of the product minus the value of all intermediate inputs.

Myelin sheath

Agriculture; General agriculture

The lipid-rich sheath surrounding axons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator and allows faster and more energetically efficient conduction ...