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Established in October 1945 with the objective of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition and standards of living by increasing agricultural productivity, FAO coordinates the efforts of governments and technical agencies in programs for developing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and ...
A detached plant part that under appropriate cultural conditions can regenerate the complete plant without a sexual process.
Industry:Biotechnology
A substance to which compounds adhere. In tissue culture, an adsorbent is added to the culture medium to adsorb compounds released by cultured cells or tissues, thus minimizing any adverse effect on the subsequent growth in culture. A common adsorbent in tissue culture is <i>activated charcoal</i>, q.v.
Industry:Biotechnology
Cells in a meristem that remain permanently meristematic and form tissues of particular structure and function.
Industry:Biotechnology
Complex organic molecule that can combine with cations and does not ionize. Chelates can supply micronutrients to plants at slow, steady rates. Usually used to supply iron to plant cells.
Industry:Biotechnology
In ancient Greek, either (i) a sub-specific group of domestic livestock with definable and identifiable external characteristics that enable it to be separated by visual appraisal from other similarly defined groups within the same species or (ii) a group of domestic livestock for which geographical and/or cultural separation from phenotypically similar groups has led to acceptance of its separate identity. <i>cf</i> breed at risk; breed not at risk; critical breed; critical-maintained breed; endangered-maintained breed.
Industry:Biotechnology
Number of cells or individuals per unit. The unit could be an area or volume of medium.
Industry:Biotechnology
Nutrient absorption by an organism in excess of that required for optimum growth and productivity.
Industry:Biotechnology
Nutrient media that has been solidified, such as by addition of agar.
Industry:Biotechnology
