Feb 11, 2011
Consumers continue to be interested in how food is produced. For those not fluent in agriculture-related terms, the UC IPM Glossary can be very helpful.
Words included in the glossary cover a wide range of related terms. Definitions are brief, and written in easy to understand language that include:
- antagonists. Organisms that release toxins or otherwise change conditions so that activity or growth of other organisms (especially pests) is reduced.
- chorion. The outer membrane of an insect egg.
- inoculum. Any part or stage of a pathogen, such as spores or virus particles, that can infect a host.
- treatment threshold. The level of pest population at which a pesticide or other control measure is needed to prevent eventual economic injury to the crop.
- urediospore. Spore produced by a rust fungus that spreads the infection to other hosts.
- véraison. Beginning of fruit ripening, recognized by berry softening and beginning of pigmentation in colored varieties.
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