Words for the Week of 17/10/2016

1)
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of
light by a living organism. It is a form of chemiluminescence.
Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and
invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms
including some bioluminescent bacteria and terrestrial
invertebrates such as fireflies.
2)
A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British
English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other
than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant
tissues (usually leaves) to supply one or more plant nutrients
essential to the growth of plants.
3)
Pesticides are the only toxic substances released
intentionally into our environment to kill living things. This
includes substances that kill weeds (herbicides), insects
(insecticides), fungus (fungicides), rodents (rodenticides),
and others.
4) Yield
:to produce or provide (something, such as a
plant or crop)
: to produce (something) as a result of time, effort,
or work
: to produce (a profit, an amount of money, etc.)

5)Agriculture: the science or practice of farming, including cultivation

of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food,
wool, and other products. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of
sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created
food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of
agriculture is known as agricultural science.