Aquafarming
Aquafarming is the controlled process of cultivating aquatic organisms, especially for human consumption. Aquafarming also is known as aquaculture, is the farming of fish, crustaceans, mollusks,…
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Amyloplast
An amyloplast is an organelle that is present in plant cells involved in different biological pathways. Specifically, amyloplasts are a leucoplast type, a subcategory for…
Microcline: Properties and Occurrences
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) is polymorphous with Orthoclase and Sanidine. It is an important igneous rock-forming tectosilicate mineral. It is the form of potassium feldspar that is…
Iron ore
Iron ores are minerals and rocks from which it is possible to extract metallic iron and their deposits are contained in sedimentary rocks. The ores…
Food System in terms of Agribusiness
The food system is a complex web of activities involving the production, processing, transport, and consumption. This term is used frequently in discussions about nutrition,…
Mosque-Madrassa Of Sultan Hassan
The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن) is a huge Mamluk period mosque and madrassa situated in Cairo, Egypt, near the Citadel.…
Energy Crops in Agribusiness
Energy crops are crops cultivated specifically to provide feedstock for energy industries. These are low-cost and low-maintenance crops grown solely for energy production by combustion…
Leucoplast
Plastids are storage organelles contained in plant cells, including chromoplasts (they carry colored pigments for organisms such as flowers) and chloroplasts (which carry the green…
Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE)
An ordinary differential equation (ODE) is an equation involving some ordinary derivatives of a function (as opposed to partial derivatives). In comparison to the term…
Contract Farming
Contract farming can be defined as agricultural production carried out according to an agreement between a buyer and farmers, which establishes conditions for the production…
Refined Coal
Refined coal is raw coal that has been treated to make it less polluting when burned in a power plant or factory to make steam.…
Koh Samui, Thailand
Ko Samui or Koh Samui, also often locally shortened to Samui (Thai: เกาะสมุย, pronounced (kɔ̀ʔ sā.mǔj)) is a cosmopolitan melting pot, attracting budget travelers staying…
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