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Subject : agriculture
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1. Planting different kinds of crops alternating strips along land contours; when one crop is harvested - the other crop remains to protect the soil and prevent water from running straight down a hill






2. Conversion of productive lands to desert






3. The removal of thin layers of soil as little rivulets of running water gather and cut small channels in the soil






4. Inorganic chemicals such as metals - acids - or bases used as pesticides






5. A broad-spectrum poison that kills a wide range of organisms






6. Peeling off thin layers of soil from the land surface; accomplished primarily by wind and water






7. Plants that grow for more than two years






8. A layer of soil beneath the topsoil that has a lower organic content and higher concentrations of fine mineral particles; often contains soluble compounds and clay particles carried down by percolating water






9. Plants that can be planted immediately after harvest to hold and protect the soil






10. Kill insects






11. Someone who eats locally grown - seasonal food






12. 'botanicals' or organic compounds naturally occurring in plants - animals or microbes that serve as pesticides






13. Include cancer - birth defects - immunological problems - endometriosis - neurological problems - Parkinson's disease - and other chronic degenerative diseases






14. Hydrocarbon molecules to which chlorine atoms are attached






15. Chemicals that kill plants






16. A program in which you make an annual contribution to a local farm in return for weekly deliveries of a 'share' of whatever the farm produces






17. Shaping the land to cerate level shelves of earth to hold water and soil; requires extensive hand labor or expensive machinery - but it enables farmers to farm very steep hillsides






18. Organic molecules to which phosphate group(s) are attached






19. A rebound of pest populations due to acquired resistance to chemicals and nonspecific destruction to natural and competitors by broad scale pesticides






20. Including poisoning and illnesses caused by relatively high doses and accidental exposures






21. Systems - such as minimum till - conserve-till - and no-till - that preserve soil - save energy and water - and increase crop yields






22. Protective ground cover - including both natural products and synthetic materials that protects the soil - save water - and prevent weed growth






23. An ecologically based pest-control strategy that relies on natural mortality factors - such as natural enemies - weather - cultural control methods - and carefully applied doses of pesticides






24. Any chemical that kills - controls - drives away - or modifies the behavior of a pest






25. The first true layer of soil; layer in which organic material is mixed with mineral particles; thickness ranges from a meter of more under virgin prairie to zero in some desserts






26. Toxic gases such as methyl bromine that are used to kill pests






27. Plowing along hill contours reduces erosion






28. Beneficial microbes (bacteria or fungi) that can be used to suppress or control pests






29. Water saturation of soil that fills all air spaces and causes plant roots to die from lack of oxygen; a result of over irrigation






30. An association between the roots of most plant species and certain fungi. The plant provides organic compounds to the fungus - while the fungus provides water and nutrients to the plant






31. A process in which mineral salts accumulate in the soil - killing plants; occurs when soil in dry climates are irrigated profusely






32. Removal of layers of soil - creating channels or ravines too large to be removed by normal tillage operations






33. Kill fungi






34. Chemical compounds that persist in the environment and retain biological activity for long times






35. In pest management - the point at which the cost of pest damage exceeds the costs of pest control