🦗Locust

A swarming grasshopper that devastates crops across regions.

🌽Maize

A cereal crop also known as corn, grown worldwide.

💩Manure

Animal dung used as organic fertilizer to enrich the soil.

🦠Microbe

A microscopic organism, often vital to soil and plant health.

🌡️Microclimate

A localized climate differing from the surrounding area.

🔬Micronutrient

A trace element needed in small amounts for healthy plant growth.

🌾Millet

A group of small-seeded cereals grown in dry regions.

🌽Monoculture

The agricultural practice of growing a single crop over a large area.

🍃Mulch

A protective layer of material spread over soil to retain moisture.

🍄Mycorrhiza

A symbiotic association between a fungus and plant roots.

🪱Nematode

A microscopic worm that lives in soil and can harm roots.

💨Nitrogen

A key plant nutrient essential for leafy growth and proteins.

🔄Nitrogen fixation

The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable compounds.

🔢NPK

The ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in fertilizer.

🌱Nursery

A place where young plants are raised before being transplanted.

🧪Nutrient

A substance that plants and animals need for growth.

🌾Oat

A cereal grain grown for food and livestock feed.

🥕Olericulture

The science and practice of growing vegetables.

🍏Orchard

A piece of land planted with fruit trees for commercial production.

🌿Organic farming

A farming system that avoids synthetic chemicals and GMOs.

🪨Parent material

The underlying geological material from which soil forms.

🐑Pasture

Grassland used for the grazing of livestock.

🌿Permaculture

Design system mimicking natural ecosystems.

🐜Pest

An organism that damages crops, livestock, or stored produce.

🛡️Pest control

The regulation or management of species harmful to agriculture.

🧴Pesticide

A chemical substance used to kill or control pests that damage crops.

🧪Phosphorus

A nutrient vital for root development, flowering, and fruiting.

🐠Pisciculture

The controlled breeding and rearing of fish for food.

🌴Plantation

A large estate where a single cash crop is grown extensively.

⚒️Plow

A farm implement used to turn over and break up soil before planting.