Soil, Agriculture Unit Vocabulary2 Crossword

pesticides that are designed to kill or manage a wide variety of organisms
the system of varying successive crops in a definite order on the same ground
an American marine biologist and conservationist
lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough food or not eating enough food containing substances necessary for growth and health.
lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat
form of malnutrition in which the intake of nutrients is oversupplied
a form of malnutrition caused by protein deficiency in the diet, typically affecting young children in the tropics
severe undernourishment causing an infant's or child's weight to be significantly low for their age
a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness.
a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland
a lack of vitamin A in blood and tissues
partially synthetic origin that is added to soil to sustain plant growth
the cultivation of a single crop in a given area
self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families
a method of agriculture used in the tropics, in which forest vegetation is felled and burned, the land is cropped for a few years, then the forest is allowed to reinvade.
a large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.
contain only plant- or animal-based materials
the result of a laboratory process where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced into the genes of an unrelated plant or animal
the rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food
any of various butterfishes of the family Stromateidae
commercial fishing technique
an area or building where livestock are fed and fattened up
an animal feeding operation