The science or practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals for the production of food, fiber, fuel and other products. [NALT]
Agriculture or farming is the cultivation and breeding of animals, plants and fungi for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal plants and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. [AGROVOC]

Agriculture

Agricultura

4-H Agricultural Science

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Chemicals

Químicos

Agrochemicals are commercially produced, usually synthetic, chemical compounds used in farming such as a fertilizer, pesticide or soil conditioner.,Any substanceor mixture of substances used or intended to be used for preventing, destroying, repelling, attracting, inhibiting, or controlling any insects, rodents, birds, nematodes, bacteria, fungi, weeds or other forms of plant, animal or microbial life regarded as pests. [AGROVOC]

Los agroqu&iacute;micos son compuestos qu&iacute;micos producidos comercialmente, generalmente sint&eacute;ticos, que se utilizan en la agricultura, como fertilizantes, pesticidas o acondicionadores del suelo. Son sustancias utilizadas o destinadas a ser utilizadas para prevenir, destruir, repeler, atraer, inhibir o controlar cualquier insecto, roedores, aves, nematodos, bacterias, hongos, malas hierbas u otras formas de vida vegetal, animal o microbiana consideradas plagas &nbsp;[<a href="http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24430">AGROVOC</a>]

Agricultural Chemicals

Agrochemicals

Agroquímicos 

A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. [NALT]
Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, disinfectants and any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the production, processing, storage, transport or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood products or animal feedstuffs, or substances which may be administered to animals for the control of insects, arachnids or other pests in or on their bodies. [AGROVOC]

Agroquímicos

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Fertilizantes

Pesticidas

Publications

A Review of Feed Attractants as a Guide for Aquaculture Operations

Application of Surfactants in Commercial Crop Production for Water and Nutrient Management in Sandy Soil