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A gathering of different strains, varieties, or species for preservation until evaluated or multiplied. A set of varieties used and maintained by a researcher is called a working collection.
Industry:Agriculture
Pertaining to colluvium, a deposit of soil and rock material at the base of a slope.
Industry:Agriculture
A transitory membrane or sheath covering the emerging radicle (root apex) in some species. It serves the same function for the root as the coleoptile does for the plumule.
Industry:Agriculture
A general term for a group of bacteria. It has special significance in public health because they inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
Industry:Agriculture
Ability of a plant to grow and develop normally under cold conditions. Tolerance for low temperature in a plant.
Industry:Agriculture
The cylinder-like, protective membrane of certain species that protects the plumule as it emerges through the soil. The coleoptile is photoperiod-sensitive and stops growth when exposed to light, allowing the plumule to break through and continue growth.
Industry:Agriculture
A relative measure of variation estimated as the ratio of the standard deviation to the sample mean. It affords a valid comparison of small and large things and is independent of the unit of measurement. When the variance is the error variance, it is used to indicate the degree of precision of a given experiment.
Industry:Agriculture
The tendency of a substance to cling together; the mutual attraction among molecules or particles comprising a substance that allows it to cling together as a continuous mass.
Industry:Agriculture
The ratio of the covariance of two variables to the product of the standard errors of two variables; the square root of the coefficient of determination. This value indicates how one variable is related to another.
Industry:Agriculture
1). Arrangement of three nucleotides in mRNA controlling the insertion of an amino acid into a polypeptide. 2). The coding unit, consisting of three adjacent nucleotides, which codes for a specific amino acid.
Industry:Agriculture
