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- 4. Partially decomposed organic plant and animal matter used as a soil conditioner or fertilizer
- 5. type of farmingn which a planting surface is made by plowing land, breaking up the exposed soil, and then smoothing the surface
- 6. new water added to the aquifer
- 10. Concentrations of particular aquatic species suitable for commercial harvesting in a given ocean area or inland body of water
- 13. land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around crops
- 16. Chemical that kills fungi
- 18. cropping the planting of usualy 2 crops in alternating rows
- 19. the plowing and planting across the changing slope of land instead of in straight lines
- 22. Short for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
- 24. cultivation that involves cutting and clear vegitationin an area then buring the are
- 26. agriculture practice that grows cropsithout disturbing the soil through tillage
- 28. he loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation
- 31. type of organic fertilizer from cows
- 33. the measure of alethal dose; value refers to amount need toto kill half the members of a tested population
- 34. the planting of land with differing crops throughout the year in order to reduce soil depletion
- 36. Chemical that kills a plant or inhibits its growth.
- 38. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
- 39. removal of a SINGLE tree among many
- 42. Accumulation of salts in soil that can eventually make the soil unable to support plant growth.
- 43. irrigation method water is pumped from a well into an apparatus that contains a series of spray nozzles that spray water across the field
- 44. the process by which vegetation in drylands i.e. arid and semi-arid lands, such as grasslands or shrublands, decreases and eventually disappears
- 47. plantng on short teep vertial dr ops, typically does ner mountains
- 48. Multiple cropping practice involving growing two or more crops together
- 49. Treadmill situation in which it becomes necessary for a farmer to continue using pesticides regularly because they have become an indispensable part of an agricultural cycle
- 50. Cultivation of a single crop
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- 1. Farming Farming just enought food for you and your family to eat
- 2. rowing and harvesting of fish and shellfish for human use
- 3. oil of clay and sand containing humus
- 7. A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
- 8. Maximum Sustainable Yield,max amount that can be harvested without compromising future availability of that resource
- 9. irrigation method; water is distributed over the soil surface by gravity
- 11. the uppermost layer of soil
- 12. irrigation method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.
- 14. the removal of select trees in an area
- 15. Substance that adds inorganic or organic plant nutrients to soil
- 17. the surface where the water pressure head is equal to the atmospheric pressure
- 20. dry, open grasslands; primarily used for cattle grazing
- 21. over saturation of soil with water
- 23. Widespread malnutrition and starvation in a particular area
- 25. Confined outdoor or indoor space used to raise hundreds to thousands of domesticated livestock.
- 27. chemical that kills insects
- 29. geneticallly modified organism
- 30. irrigation method where farmer digs trenches along the crop rows and fills them with water
- 32. Any chemical designed to kill or inhibit the growth of an organism that people consider undesirable
- 35. Destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in a particular area so they cannot recover
- 37. ccurs when surface water or wind peel off fairly thin sheets or layers of soil
- 40. The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.
- 41. type fertilizer of commercially prepared mixture of plant nutrients such as nitrates, phosphates, and potassium applied to the soil to restore fertility and increase crop yields.
- 45. stands forintegrated pest management
- 46. unwanted organism