Agriculture Word Bank _wpԐ Plant Parts pollen The air is full of pollen. seed ڒ Seeds are planted in the spring. seedling c The seedlings will be ready next week. root ٻ The roots of this plant are quite deep. stem s The stem is very thick. bud ŏ The buds are late opening this year. leaf t The leaf seems to have some mold. bloom ٍ The blooms were hurt by the frost. crop ٓ The rice crop this year was huge. weed G Dandelions are a troublesome weed. hybrid Gڒ This hybrid produces much more fruit. Soil y loam y This soil has very little loam. sand This soils is quite sandy. clay Sy This soil has a lot of clay. peat DY Peat helps the soil hold water. fertilizer This soil needs more fertilizer. manure 䓭 Manure is a natural type of fertilizer. acid _ This soil is quite acidic. alkali AѰJ The alkali level is a bit too high. nutrition h{ This soil needs a bit more nutrition. potassium JɰE I'll add some potassium to this soil. nitrogen f This soil is deficient in nitrogen. phosphorus This soil has an excess of phosphorus. Animals livestock Ů{ We have several types of livestock. cattle There are 500 head of cattle on this farm. calf q This calf weighs 200 kilos. bull Y Be careful with that bull. sheep r Sheep seem to get this disease easily. lamb qr The lamb died early this morning. rooster Y{ That rooster really likes hens. hen { Don't let that rooster into the hen house. sow [sau] The sow just gave birth to ten piglets. breed (n) (v) Íڒ (᭎) This new breed produces more milk. Farming Activities harvest ڞn The harvest is quite late this year. plant | Planting will begin a week early this year. sow [so] dڒ Sow the seeds closer together transplant A We'll transplant the seedlings today. fertilize ݭ We will fertilize the carrots tomorrow. irrigate ėĘ᭎ We didn't need to irrigate much this year. ferment y᭎ We'll let it ferment naturally. germinate ŏ᭎ The seeds have already germinated. Problems Ώ weeds G This weed is resistent to the herbicide. insects ٩ We've seen few insects this year. grasshopper ob^ The pesticide is effective on grasshoppers. fungus ^A This fungus is unusual in this soil. mold Jr I've never seen this kind of mold before. disease aC The disease destroyed the whole crop. bacteria oNeɰA This type of bacteria is quite helpful. virus ECѰX The virus has killed half of our crop. deficiency s This soil has a deficiency of potassium. excess ŧθ There is excess acid in this soil. erosion ZH Soil erosion is our biggest problem. Solutions insecticide/pesticide Eن This new insecticide is very effective. herbicide ن Weeds are resistent to this herbicide. fungicide Eن Don't use too much of this fungicide. antibiotic RƦ The antibiotics seem to be working. Climate Cԗ and Geography n drought ɱ The drought has lasted for two years. flood ^Ʒ The flood destroyed the whole crop. level Ʒ This land is not very level. slope The slope of this field is a problem. maritime Cm It rains a lot in a maritime climate. continental Όۭ Continental climates are more extreme. high pressure ٭C High pressure is approaching. low pressure C Low pressure usually brings rain. precipitation ~J We need some precipitation. sunshine ԛ We get plenty of sunshine in the summer. Adjectives `e permanent iv The damage from the acid rain is permanent. temporary ÐI The toxins are only temporary. toxic Lね There are many toxic elements in the soil. polluted ƛҭ The air is very polluted. positive ҭ All numbers greater than zero are positive. negative ŭ All numbers less than zero are negative. genetic É`I The cause of the disease was genetic. acidic _ǭ The soil in this region is very acidic. alkaline AѰJǭ@@If the soil is too alkaline, plants are less productive.