plant fertility

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• plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions.       All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …   Universalium

• Fertility (soil) — Soil fertility is the characteristic of soil that supports abundant plant life. In particular the term is used to describe agricultural and garden soil.Fertile soil has the following properties: *It is rich in nutrients necessary for basic plant… …   Wikipedia

• fertility — /feuhr til i tee/, n. 1. the state or quality of being fertile. 2. Biol. the ability to produce offspring; power of reproduction: the amazing fertility of rabbits. 3. the birthrate of a population. 4. (of soil) the capacity to supply nutrients in …   Universalium

• Plant tissue test — The nutrient content of a plant can be assessed by testing a sample of tissue from that plant. These tests are important in agriculture since fertilizer application can be fine tuned if the plants nutrient status is known. Nitrogen most commonly… …   Wikipedia

• fertility — noun (U) 1 the ability of the land or soil to produce good crops: loss of soil fertility 2 the ability of a person, animal, or plant to produce babies, young animals, or seeds …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fertility — fertile ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops. 2) (of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed. 3) productive in generating new ideas. DERIVATIVES fertility noun …   English terms dictionary

• fertility — fer|til|i|ty [fə:ˈtılıti US fə:r ] n [U] 1.) the ability of the land or soil to produce good crops 2.) the ability of a person, animal, or plant to produce babies, young animals, or seeds ≠ ↑infertility …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fertility — /fɜˈtɪləti/ (say fer tiluhtee) noun 1. the state or quality of being fertile. 2. Biology the ability to produce offspring; power of reproduction. 3. (of soil) the quality of supplying nutrients in proper amounts for plant growth when other… …  

• Transgenic plant — Transgenic plants possess a gene or genes that have been transferred from a different species. Although DNA of another species can be integrated in a plant genome by natural processes, the term transgenic plants refers to plants created in a… …   Wikipedia

• Canna (plant) — taxobox name = Canna image caption = Italian Group Canna cultivated in Brazil regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Zingiberales familia = Cannaceae genus = Canna L.… …   Wikipedia

• Gartons Agricultural Plant Breeders — Gartons= This is a short history of the United Kingdom s first agricultural plant breeding business. Dr John Garton, of the firm of Garton Brothers of Newton le Willows in the United Kingdom was the Originator of Scientific Farm Plant Breeding.… …   Wikipedia