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Rights & Permissions

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Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics (1993)
Board on Agriculture (BOA)

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Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the HUMID TROPICS

usufruct

The legal right of using and enjoying the fruits or profits of something belonging to another.

volunteer species

A plant that has grown from self-sown seed.

watershed

A region or area draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water.

weed

An individual plant or species that grows where humans do not wish it to grow.

wetlands

Land or areas (as tidal flats and swamps) containing much soil moisture.

wild species

Species of flora or fauna that have not been domesticated or manipulated by humans.

woodlot

A restricted area of woodland, usually privately maintained as a source of fuel, posts, and lumber.

woody shrub

Shrubs rich in xylem and associated structures.

yield

The weight or volume of the economic part of a plant harvested during plant growth or at maturity.

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