Category: C

Click Beetle: A brown beetle (Agriotes species) with larvae that attack cereals by eating plants just below the soil surface. Managing click beetles involves using integrated pest management practices to protect crops and ensure healthy growth.

Carboxyhaemoglobin: A compound of carbon monoxide and the blood pigment hemoglobin. Preventing carbon monoxide exposure protects the health of livestock and farmworkers.

Contact Weedkiller: Contact weedkiller noun same as contact herbicide. Using contact weedkillers effectively controls weeds and protects crops.

Crude Fibre: Crude fibre noun a term used in analyzing foodstuffs, as a measure of digestibility. Fibre is necessary for good digestion, and lack of it can lead to diseases in the intestines. Understanding crude fibre content aids in managing livestock nutrition and health.

Chives: An onion-like herb (Allium schoenoprasum) used as a garnish or in soups and salads. Growing chives provides a specialty crop for culinary use, enhancing farm product diversity and income.

Corm: Corm /k?m/ noun a swollen underground plant stem with a terminal bud, e.g. on a crocus COMMENT: Crocuses, gladioli, and cyclamens have corms, not bulbs. Understanding corm development aids in managing bulbous crops.

Comfrey: Comfrey /k?mfri/ noun a medicinal herb of the genus Boraginaceae that is also used in salads and for composting. Growing comfrey provides medicinal herbs and enhances soil health through composting.

Carnivore: An animal that eats meat. Managing carnivorous pests and predators involves using appropriate control measures to protect livestock and crops.

Centrifugal Sugar: A type of raw sugar containing 96% to 98% sucrose, isolated from sugar beet or cane. Understanding sugar processing helps farmers and processors produce high-quality sweeteners for the market.

Cress: Cress /kr?s/ noun a plant (Lepidium sativum) used as a salad vegetable. Cultivating cress provides nutritious leafy greens for markets.