Science

Diversification occurs when a business develops a new product or expands into a new market. In the agricultural context, diversification can be regarded as the…

2,2′-Bipyridine is a bipyridine in which a bond between positions C-2 and C-2 ‘binds the two pyridine moieties. Bipyridines are a class of chemical compounds…

The uninhabited French island of Clipperton Island (French: Île de Clipperton or Île de la Passion; Spanish: Isla de la Pasión) is in the eastern…

Arsenic tribromide is bromide of arsenic. It is the inorganic compound with the formula AsBr3. It appears as a yellowish-white crystalline solid. Absorbs moisture from the…

Meyerhofferite is a mineral [Ca2B6O11.7H2O] consisting of a hydrous calcium borate. It is a hydrated borate mineral of calcium, with the chemical formula Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2H2O, CaB3O3(OH)5·H2O, or Ca2(H3B3O7)2·4H2O.…

Marketing is fundamentally about communicating information to increase demand for a product or service. Effectively gathering and using the information in agricultural marketing poses some…

The use of ICTs in Agricultural Value Chains Information and Communication Technologies, or ICTs, have become an important tool in promoting agricultural value chain efficiency.…

A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that belongs primarily to the Rhizophoraceae, Acanthaceae, Lythraceae, Combretaceae, and Arecaceae families; that grows along coastal estuaries,…

Nekton or necton, the assemblage of pelagic animals which swim freely, independent of water movement or wind, from the Greek nekton meaning “to swim”. In…

Epsomite is most commonly formed by the deposition of material by saline springs as efflorescence on cave walls. It is a mineral of hydrous magnesium…

Sodium dithionite is whitish to light-yellow crystalline solid that has a sulfur dioxide-like odor, also known as sodium hydrosulfite. Under physiological conditions, it is not…

Coke is a fuel used in the steelmaking process that is created by heating coal in the absence of air. It is a grey, hard,…