Plant breeding — is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.[1] Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for … Wikipedia
weed — A useless plant, often crowding out cultivated plants. The word has a common, everyday meaning to the mind of every man. It may also have a technical meaning to the botanist or the chemist. It is a nuisance to the farmer, the gardener, or the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Noxious weed — In 1907 seven hundred cattle were killed overnight in Australia by a poisonous weed.[1] A noxious weed is an invasive species of a plant that has been designated by country, state or provincial, or national agricultural authorities as one that is … Wikipedia
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
List of community colleges with campus housing — Most community colleges in the United States do not offer on campus housing for students. These institutions were established primarily to provide low cost education for students who commute from their homes.[1] However, there is an increasing… … Wikipedia
British NVC community OV4 — (Chrysanthemum segetum Spergula arvensis community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six arable weed and track side communities of light, less fertile acid soils. It is… … Wikipedia
Aquatic plant — Aquatic plants mdash; also called hydrophytic plants or hydrophytes mdash; are plants that have adapted to living in or on aquatic environments. Because living on or under water surface requires numerous special adaptations, aquatic plants can… … Wikipedia
British NVC community OV5 — (Digitaria ischaemum Erodium cicutarium community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of six arable weed and track side communities of light, less fertile acid soils. It is a … Wikipedia
Unkrautgesellschaft — piktžolių bendrija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Tam tikrą plotą užimančių piktžolių visuma. atitikmenys: angl. weed plant community vok. Unkrautgesellschaft, f rus. сорное растительное сообщество, n … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
piktžolių bendrija — statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Tam tikrą plotą užimančių piktžolių visuma. atitikmenys: angl. weed plant community vok. Unkrautgesellschaft, f rus. сорное растительное сообщество, n … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas