Pasture
Pasture refers to land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle, sheep, goats, and horses. Pasture lands are...
Pecking order
Pecking order is the social ranking system that birds establish within a flock. Stronger or dominant birds often control access to feed, water, and...
Permaculture
Permaculture is a concept that combines the terms “permanent” and “agriculture.” It’s an approach to land management and philosophy that adopts arrangements observed in...
Pest Control
Pest control refers to the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest, an organism that impacts adversely on human activities, including...
Post-harvest losses
Post-harvest losses refer to the quantitative and qualitative reduction in agricultural produce that occurs between the time of harvest and the point of consumption...
Poultry
Poultry generally refers to domesticated birds that are kept by humans for their eggs, meat, or feathers. These birds typically include chickens, ducks, turkeys,...
Pullets
Pullets are young female chickens that have not yet started laying eggs. Pullets are usually between 12 and 20 weeks old. Farmers raise them...
Pullorum
Pullorum disease is a highly contagious bacterial disease affecting primarily chickens and turkeys, but most domestic and wild fowl can be infected. It is...
Push-pull technology
Push-pull technology - two types of crops growing near each other so as to control pests