AgriInfo Glossary

Is a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fibre.

Is a localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection.

The part of the hind leg of a horse or related animal, between the stifle and the hock.

The gastrointestinal tract is an organ system within humans and other animals which takes in food, digests it to extract and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces. The mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines are part of the gastrointestinal tract.

Is part of the greater omentum. Embryonically the

The genetic constitution of an individual organism

Is any plant with a short, seasonal lifestyle and some form of underground storage organ ( bulb, tuber, thick rhizome, etc.).

Germination ccurs when a spore or seed starts to grow. It is a term used in botany. When a spore or seed germinates, it produces a shoot or seedling, or (in the case of fungi) a hypha. Seeds can survive much longer than spores, sometimes for hundreds of years.

The development of a plant from a seed or spore after a period of dormancy

Is living tissue from which new plants can be grown. It can be a seed or another plant part ? a leaf, a piece of stem, pollen or even just a few cells that can be turned into a whole plant. Germplasm contains the information for a species' genetic makeup, a valuable natural resource of plant diversity.

The breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid

Proetins that have sugar attached to them. They do many important jobs in the body, such as helping the immine, digestive, and reproductive systems.

Causes the pituitary gland in the brain to make and secrete the

Is in-based feeds that are usually made from a base of soy or corn.