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Agriculture for Secondary Schools
Laxative Market demands
a substance that helps animals to the need or desire for a particular
excrete the contents of their bowels. product in the market; farmers must
understand market demand to ensure
Leaching their products are likely to be bought
the process by which water carries after harvest
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dissolved nutrients, such as nitrogen,
away from the root zone, reducing Market price
soil fertility the amount of money that people pay
for a product or service at a certain
Leaf spot time
a disease that causes brown or dark
spots on leaves, leading to early leaf Market quality standards
fall the specific requirements that crops
must meet to be sold. Such as size,
Legume colour and ripeness, which can vary
a type of plant, like peas or beans, from market to market.
that improves soil by fixing nitrogen
from the air Marketing
the process of preparing, selling, and
Leguminoseae/Fabaceae family promoting a product to get a good
a plant family that includes pulse price
crops. These plants grow in pods and
produce seeds such as beans, peas, Mastitis
and lentils, which are important for an infection of the udder that reduces
food and soil health milk quality. It is characterised by
reddening of the udder and hard mass
Lesions
are damaged areas of plant tissue, Maturity
often caused by disease the stage when a crop or an animal
is fully grown and ready for harvest
Livestock
animals that are kept on a farm Meteorological data
weather information, such as
Loamy soil temperature, rainfall and forecasts,
a type of soil that has a good balance which is used by farmers to plan
of sand, silt and clay, making it good activities like planting and irrigation
for growing crops
Microbes
Maize shelling tiny living things, e.g., bacteria,
the process of removing maize fungi and and protozoa, found in
kernels from the cob after harvesting soil, plants or animals, that can help
Manure or harm
animal or plant waste used to improve
soil fertility and plant growth
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