Page 242 - Agriculture_Form_3
P. 242
Agriculture for Secondary Schools
Glossary
Acclimatization Anti-nutritional factors
the process of change or adjustment substances that when present in
by which an organism becomes better animal feed or water, reduce the
FOR ONLINE READING ONLY
suited to different conditions of life availability of one or more nutrients
Accredited contained in the feed
officially approved, or recognised as Aphids
meeting certain standards small insects that suck plant juice,
Ad libitum making the plant weak and sometimes
providing feed and or water to an spreading diseases
animal at all times Armyworms
Adaptability caterpillars that eat plant leaves,
how well an animal can survive and leaving holes and damaging the plant
grow in different places, climates, Artificial Insemination
or conditions; it also mean how placing semen in a female
well a crop can survive and grow in reproductive organ
different soils, climates, or conditions
Bacillus thuringiensis
Agricultural extension worker a naturally occurring soil bacterium
a trained person who advises farmers used as a biopesticide to control
on how to grow crops better and solve certain insect pests, particularly
farming problems caterpillars, and is not harmful to
Agronomist humans or other mammals
a person who studies crops and soil Biodiversity (biological diversity)
to help farmers grow better crops the variety of life (living organisms)
Airtight container within and around farms including
sealed container that prevents air plants, animals, and microorganisms.
from entering or leaving along the Biofuels
way fuels made from plants or animal
Altitude waste, such as sorghum, that can
the height of a place above sea level be used for energy. An example of
biofuels is ethanol
Anthracnose
a fungal disease that causes dark Biosecurity
spots on plant leaves and stems, and the hygiene and sanitation measures
weakens the plant to be taken to prevent the spread of
diseases to livestock
Student’s Book Form Three 233
17/09/2025 14:12
AGRICULTURE F3.indd 233 17/09/2025 14:12
AGRICULTURE F3.indd 233
