Category: C

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

Club Root: A fungal disease (Plasmodiophora brassicae) affecting brassicas, causing swelling and distortion of roots. Managing club root involves using resistant crop varieties and appropriate fungicides to protect plants and ensure healthy growth.

Chemical Fertilizer: Same as artificial fertilizer. Using chemical fertilizers helps farmers improve soil fertility and crop yields, ensuring sustainable agricultural production.

CVM: CVM abbreviation complex vertebral malformation. Understanding complex vertebral malformation aids in managing livestock health and breeding.

Comice: Comice /k?mi:s/ Doyenne du Comice noun a variety of pear known for its sweetness and juiciness. Cultivating Comice pears adds value to orchard production and provides high-quality fruit for markets.

Celsius: A scale of temperature where the freezing point of water is 0° and the boiling point is 100°. Symbol: C. Understanding temperature scales helps farmers monitor and manage environmental conditions for optimal crop and livestock health.

Complex Vertebral Malformation: Complex vertebral malformation noun a congenital condition of Holstein cattle, symptoms of which include reduced weight and a misshapen backbone. Abbr CVM. Managing complex vertebral malformation involves genetic testing and selective breeding to reduce incidence.

Cold Shortening: Cold shortening noun chilling meat too quickly after slaughter, which makes it tough. Properly managing meat processing techniques ensures high-quality, tender meat products.

Combine Drill: Combine drill noun a drill which sows grain and fertilizer at the same time (NOTE: Some drills have separate tubes for the seed and the fertilizer, others have one tube for both. It is important to clean combine drills after use, as the corrosive action of the fertilizer can damage the tubes). Using combine drills ensures efficient planting and fertilization.

Connective Tissue: Connective tissue /k?nektiv ti?u/ noun the tissue that forms the main part of bones and cartilage, ligaments, and tendons, in which a large amount of fibrous material surrounds the tissue cells. Understanding connective tissue aids in managing livestock health and veterinary care.