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Turgid
Swollen with moisture:
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Mule
Offspring of a Donkey x Mare cross:
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Pest
Any organism that has a negative effect on human health or economics:
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Safety
Preventing loss or injury:
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Agriscience
The BEST term to describe the application of scientific principles and new technologies in agriculture is:
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Tomatoes, peppers, and squash
What plants should I plant in my spring garden?
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Wet Eye
A non-infectious disease that causes excessive tear production:
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Soil Types
Sand, loam, silt, clay, and hummus are:
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Equipment that protects people from injury, including safety glasses, goggles, earplugs or muffs, respirators, clothing, shoes or boots, and gloves:
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Eli Whitney
The cotton gin removes the cottonseed from the cotton fiber and was invented by:
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Germination Rates
Temperature, moisture, and seed viability are factors that affect:
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Cow-Calf Operation
A management unit that maintains a breeding herd of cows and produces weaned calves for sale:
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Crop Rotation
Planting a field with different crops from year to year to reduce soil nutrient depletion:
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Circuit Breaker
A switch that trips and breaks the circuit when more than a specified amount of current passes through it:
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Benjamin Holt
The tractor largely replaced the mule for horsepower and was invented by:
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Chloroplasts
The green color of leaves is caused by the:
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Estrus of Heat
The period of mating activity in the female:
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Integrated Pest Management
Controlling pest populations using all suitable methods (chemical and ecological) for long term management:
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Mortar
A mixture of fine aggregate (sand), mortar cement, and water that is used as a bonding material in masonry work:
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Barbed Wire
Raising livestock was dramatically changed in 1847 by the invention of:
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Tissue Culture
Producing the most plants in the shortest time period:
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Roughage
Feed that is high in fiber, low in digestible nutrients, and low in energy:
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Biomagnification
The concentration of toxins in an organism, as a result of ingesting other plants/animals in which the toxins are more widely disbursed:
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Bleeding the Lines
Removing gas pressure from all lines and equipment, as with oxyacetylene welding systems:
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Crop-Rotation Methods
George Washington Carver developed this, it greatly impacted agriculture:
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