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Established in October 1945 with the objective of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition and standards of living by increasing agricultural productivity, FAO coordinates the efforts of governments and technical agencies in programs for developing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and ...
A chemical or product capable of causing genetic mutation in living organisms exposed to it.
Industry:Biotechnology
A chemical process by which green plants synthesize organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight.
Industry:Biotechnology
A chemical process in which nitrates in the soil are reduced to molecular nitrogen, which is released to the atmosphere.
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Industry:Biotechnology
A chemical process in which nitrogen in plant and animal wastes and dead remains is oxidized, first to nitrites and then to nitrates.
Industry:Biotechnology
A chemical reaction in which hydrogen is removed from a compound.
Industry:Biotechnology
A chemical that interferes with the auxin response. Antiauxin may or may not involve prevention of auxin transport or movement in plants. Some antiauxins are said to promote morphogenesis <i>in vitro,</i> such as 2,3,5-tri-iodobenzoate (TIBA; f.w. 499.81), or 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetate (2,4,5-T; m.w. 255.49), which stimulate the growth of some cultures.
Industry:Biotechnology
A chemical that selectively interferes with normal hormonal promotion of growth and other physiological processes, but without appreciable toxic effects.
Industry:Biotechnology
A chemically undefined compound added to nutrient media to stimulate growth, e.g., coconut milk; yeast extract; casein hydrolysate.
Industry:Biotechnology
A chromosomal location where foreign DNA can be integrated, often without impairing any essential function in the host organism.
Industry:Biotechnology
