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A Glossary of Australian Agricultural and Farm Business Terms
| Zai |
Or ‘water pocket’ is a planting pit
developed in the Yatenga province, north-western part of Burkina Faso,
West Africa, where average rainfall is about 600 mm, with recurrent
droughts and where soils are heavily encrusted (zipele). |
| Zebu |
Bos indicus or
Indian cattle with characteristics which include loose skin on the
throat and dewlap, well
developed sweat pores, a muscular hump over the neck and shoulders, and
large drooping ears. |
| Zero-Till/ Tillage |
See No-till.
Sowing a crop without any primary tillage.
Chemicals, grazing
or both are used to reduce weed growth. |
| Zipele |
West African term for bare, crusted, compact, and
infertile soils |
| Zonal Management |
Managing operations and applying inputs according to
the specific needs of different areas within the same field. |
| zoonoses |
A disease of animals, such as
rabies or psittacosis, that can be transmitted to humans. |
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