General agriculture

General agriculture

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Recommended dietary allowances

Agriculture; General agriculture

The dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all individuals in the group.

Prescribed burning

Agriculture; General agriculture

Planned use of carefully controlled fire to achieve predetermined management goals, such as wildlife management, fire hazard reduction, etc.

Purebreds

Agriculture; General agriculture

Animals of known ancestry within a recognised breed that are eligible for registry in the official herdbook of that breed.

Puparium

Agriculture; General agriculture

The hardened integument within which the pupa is formed from the skin of the last larval instar, as in dipteran flies.

Pulvinus

Agriculture; General agriculture

A mass of large thin-walled cells forming a cushionlike swelling at the base of petiole or petiolule and functioning in turgor movements of leaves or leaflets.

Processed cheeses

Agriculture; General agriculture

Blends of several types of cheese mixed and melted together with added emulsifiers and preservatives, sometimes sold in individually wrapped thin slices.