A specific subgroup of oilseed rape cultivars; canola oil is the highly mono-unsaturated fatty acid and low in erucic acid product produced in the seed of these cultivars. (FAO, 2001)

English: A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. Spanish: Materia prima o bien primario agropecuario que puede ser comprado o vendido, tal como el cobre o el café. (Oxford, 2014)

An engineered chimeric DNA designed to be transferred into a cell or tissue. Typically, the construct comprises the gene or genes of interest, a marker gene and appropriate control sequences as a single package. (FAO, 2001)

In a biotechnology context, the intentional release of genetically engineered organisms. (FAO, 2001)

A chimeric DNA molecule, carrying all the genetic information necessary for its transgenic expression in a host cell. (FAO, 2001)

A period in the life of an animal (hibernation and aestivation) or plant during which growth slows or completely ceases. Evolved to allow survival of adverse environmental conditions. Annual plants survive the winter as dormant seeds, while many perennial plants survive as dormant tubers, rhizomes, or bulbs. Premature breaking of seed dormancy post harvest can…

The complex of a living community and its environment, functioning as an ecological unit in nature.

A plant or animal species in immediate danger of extinction because its population number has reached a critical level, or its habitat has been drastically reduced. (FAO, 2001)

The survival value and the reproductive capability of an individual, compared to that of competitor individuals of the same or other species within a population or an environment. (FAO, 2001)

The synthesis of multiple copies of a chosen DNA sequence using a bacterial cell or another organism as a host. The gene of interest is inserted into a vector, and the resulting recombinant DNA molecule is amplified in an appropriate host cell. (FAO, 2001)