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Intensive tillage
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to losen the soil structure to allow better drainage, faster root growth, aeration, and seed sowing
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monculture
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- the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
- a crop or a population of a single kind of organism grown on land in monoculture - a culture dominated by a single element : a prevailing culture marked by homogeneity |
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irrigation
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the watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth
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inorganic fertilizers
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a substance used to make soil more fertile,and is composed of matter other than plant or animal
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chemical pest control (CPC)
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use of chemical pesticides to control or diminish a specific insect population
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genetic manipulation
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to treat or operate genes by mechanical means in a skillful manner
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factory farming
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the practice of agriculture or aquaculture in a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing or, a seat of some kind of production
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industrial agriculture
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the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products,engaged in industry
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cultivation
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the art of cultivating or tilling
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erosion
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the action or process to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
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genomes
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the genetic material of an organism
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transgenic
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being or used to produce an organism or cell of one species into which one or more genes of another species have been incorporated
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Synthethic
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devised, arranged, or fabricated for special situations to imitate or replace usual realities
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agroecology
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an ecological point of view of agriculture that views agricultural areas as ecosystems and is concerned with the ecological impact of agricultural practices
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degradation
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decline to a low, demoralized state
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conservation
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the planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect
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contamination
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to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
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aquifers
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a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
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riparian
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relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse
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biomass
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the amount of living matter or, plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel
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hydrological
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a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
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microclimate
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the uniform local climate of a usually small site or habitat
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floodplain
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a plain built up by stream deposition
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organochloride
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an organic compound that contains at least one covalently bounded chlorine atom
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modernization
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to make modern in taste, style, or usage
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