Agriculture

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• carrot

  A carrot is a long, orange root vegetable. Carrots can be planted as tiny seeds and grown in a backyard garden
• castrate

  To remove the testicles or ovaries of an animal.
• caterpillar

  The larva of a butterfly or moth, which has a segmented wormlike body with three pairs of true legs and several pairs of appendages similar to legs.
• cation

  A positively charged ion, during electrolysis it is attracted to the negatively charged cathode.
• cation exchange capacity

  The sum total exchangeable cations that a soil can be adsorb. Sometimes called total exchange capacity, base-exchange capacity or cation adsorption capacity. Expressed in centimoles of charge per kilogram of soil.
• cattle

  Large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden / cows and oxen.
• cell

  A cell is the basic unit of life, surrounded by a membrane that regulates its internal and external environment.
• cellulose

  Cellulose is a complex carbohydrate of glucose units that forms the main structure of plant cell walls.
• centipede

  A predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments.
• certified seed

  Seed that has been produced and labelled in accordance with the procedures and in compliance with the requirements of an official seed-certifying agency.
• chameleon

  A small slow-moving Old-World lizard with a prehensile tail, long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and a highly developed ability to change colour.
• chimpanzee

  A great ape with large ears, mainly black coloration, and lighter skin on the face, native to the forests of west and central Africa
• chlorosis

  A condition in plants relating to the failure of chlorophyll (the green colouring matter) to develop. chlorotic leaves range from light green through yellow to almost white.
• chopper

  A short axe with a large blade.
• chromosome

  A chromosome is a string of DNA wrapped around associated proteins that give the connected nucleic acid bases a structure.
• citrus

  Citrus is a genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with juicy, pulpy fruits and a thick rind.
• classing

  The process of sorting and classifying
• claw

  A curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.
• clay

  Soil particle smaller than 0.002mm or 2µm, with high specific area mainly influencing soil colloidal properties as well as stability of soil structure: high stability in both wet and dry conditions / also, a soil texture class.
• claypan

  A horizon or layer that is considerably less permeable and more clayey than the material overlaying it. Examples are the B horizons of duplex soils.
• clearance

  The act of clearing to the disposal of merchandise.
• clod

  A compact, coherent mass of soil ranging in size from 5 to 250 mm / produced artificially, usually by the activity of man by ploughing, digging, etc. especially when these operations are performed on soils that are either too wet or too dry for normal tillage operations.
• clone

  An organism or cell, or group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical.
• code

  A system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy.
• colloid

  organic and inorganic matter with very small particle size and a correspondingly large surface area per unit of mass.