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Bioventing

Agriculture; General agriculture

Bioventing is an in situ remediation technology that uses indigenous microorganisms to biodegrade organic constituents adsorbed to soils in the unsaturated zone. Soils in the capillary fringe and the ...

Agricultural biotechnology

Agriculture; General agriculture

The use of living organisms, cells or cell constituents for the purpose of developing agricultural products or improving livestock or crop plants.

Biosynthesis

Agriculture; General agriculture

Used for the anabolic formation of chemical substances in organisms, in living cells, or by subcellular fractions.

Biosolids

Agriculture; General agriculture

The organic solids product of wastewater treatment that can be beneficially utilized.

Bioreactors

Agriculture; General agriculture

Tools or devices for generating products using the synthetic or chemical conversion capacity of a biological system. They can be classical fermentors, cell culture perfusion systems, or enzyme ...

Growth rings

Agriculture; General agriculture

The layer of wood growth put on a tree during a single growing season. In the temperate zone, the annual growth rings of many species (e.g., oaks and pines) are readily distinguished because of the ...

Angle of repose

Agriculture; General agriculture

The maximum slope of a pile of loose granular material at rest.

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