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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The most productive farmland






2. Places where livestock are concentrated in a very small area and raised on hormones and hearty grains that prepare them for slaughter at a much more rapid rate






3. The process of urban areas expanding outwards - usually in the form of suburbs - and developing over fertile agricultural land






4. Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants - but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals






5. The use of genetically engineered crops in agricutlure and DNA manipulation in livestock in order to increase production. Example: radiation of meats and vegetables to prolong their freshness






6. Crops including items like peanuts and pineapples - which are produced - usually in developing countries - for export






7. A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area






8. A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period






9. Commercial agriculture combined with characterized by integration of different steps in the food-processing industry - usually through ownership by large corporations






10. A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land






11. A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning






12. The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year - to avoid exhausting the soil.






13. The period of time in 17th and 18th century Europe where farming underwent significant changes. Tools and equipment were modified. Methods of soil preparation - fertilization - crop care - and harvesting improved. The general organization of agricult






14. Malay word for wet rice - commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah






15. To remove chaff by allowing it to be blown away by the wind






16. The rapid economic changes that occurred in agriculture and manufacturing in England in the late 18th century and that rapidly spread to other parts of the developed world






17. Rice planted on dryland in a nursery - then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth






18. Degradation of land - especially in semiarid areas - primarily because of human actions like excessive crop platning - animal grazing - and tree cutting






19. The process where animals are artificially selected and become accustomed to human provision and control.






20. System of planting crops on ridge tops - in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation






21. Foods that are mostly products of organisms that have had their genes altered in a laboratory for specific purposes - such as disease resistance - increased productivity - or nutritional value allowing growers greater control - predictability - and e






22. Each town or market is surrounded by a cet of more-or-less concentric rings within which particular commodities or crops dominated.






23. Wheat planted in the fall and harvested in the early summer






24. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






25. Process that occurs when soils in arid areas are brought under cultivation through irrigation. In arid climates - water evaporates quickly off the ground surface - leaving salty residues that render the soil infertile






26. Reproduction of plants through annual introduction of seeds - which result from sexual fertilization






27. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






28. Agricultural hearth






29. An agricultural system characterized by low inputs of labor per unit land area






30. Crops produced without the use of synthetic or industrially produced pesticides or fertilizers






31. Commercial gardening and fruit farming - so named because truck was a Middle English word meaning bartering or the exchange of commodities






32. Another name for shifting cultivation - so named because fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris






33. The deliberate modification of Earth's surface through the cultivation of plants and the rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain






34. A grass yielding grain for food






35. A machine that reaps - threshes - and cleans grain while moving over a field






36. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






37. The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied






38. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






39. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






40. Crops not grown for sustenance to include tea - cacao - coffee - and tobacco






41. The outer covering of a seed






42. The process where plants are artificially selected and become accustomed to human provision and control.






43. Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm






44. Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology - especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers






45. Seed of a cereal grain






46. A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals






47. Loss of the top fertile layer of soil is lost through erosion. It is a tremendous problem in areas with fragile soils - steep slopes - or torrential seasonal rains






48. The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures






49. In agriculture - the replacement of human labor with technology or machines






50. An agricultural activity associated with the raising of domesticated animals - such as cattle - horses - sheep - and goats