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July 2023
Medicinal plants
AGROVOC URI: https://agrovoc.fao.org/browse/agrovoc/en/page/c_2393
FAO/Selvaggia Cognetti de Martiis
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals. Medicinal plants are widely used in non-industrialized societies, mainly because they are readily available and cheaper than modern medicines.
Colluvium
September 2022
Soil erosion is a global phenomenon that is exacerbated by intensive agriculture and reinforce the small-scale soil heterogeneity. While reduced...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_ce89717c
Seedling emergence
July 2022
Seedling emergence is one of the most important phenological event that influences the success of an annual plant. Emergence represents...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2547
Hydroacoustics
June 2022
Hydroacoustic techniques are currently the most efficient tool to study the aquatic environments remotely, giving a continuous high spatial resolution...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_820db5f7
Artisanal fisheries
May 2022
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022). FAO is...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_644
Flowering
April 2022
The incredible process of flowering affects every living being in nature. Flowering is closely connected with the awakening of nature...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2992