Field Guide of Discovery-based Exercises for - Aseanipm ...

Glossary
Field walk is a planned observation accomplished by walking in a field nearby a training site to have a
first hand experience of an issue or problem related to the training. Observations in a field walk are
synthesized through small and big group discussions.
Fish amino acid (Faa) is an organic foliar spray made from fish trash such as bone, head, guts, and skin.
With crude sugar, juice of fish trash is extracted and gets fermented. It is a nitrogen-fixing extract.
Flea beetle is an insect pest belonging to the beetle family, whose adult eats out ‘pin holes’ on the leaves of the
host plants. If attack is excessive, the leaves fall and the plants may be completely defoliated.
Folk media presentation is a learning tool used to convey a developmental message using the most appropriate
local medium that is familiar to a group of people. Local songs, dances, poems, proverbs, stories, tales,
legends, and drama are some of the common forms of folk media.
Fruit worm is a lepidopterous pest whose larva tunnels into the fruit and feed voraciously on the tissues
causing fruit to rot and subsequently fall off.
Functional questionnaire refers to questionnaires in a ‘Ballot Box’ test that focuses on functions of
organisms or specimens rather than on their technical definitions. A functional questionnaire for
‘Ballot Box’ evaluation deals mainly on knowledge and skills in identification of pest damages, disease
symptoms, arthropod pests and their natural enemies, organic fertilizers, as well as soil, irrigation, and
environmental stresses in organic vegetable fields
Fungal diseases refer to diseases caused by fungi. The general symptoms of fungal diseases on plants are the
presence of ‘cottony-like’ and ‘dry’ appearances (e.g., leaf spots) of infected plant parts.
Fungi are tiny, simple plants commonly called molds. Since they do not have green color, they lack the ability
to make their own food. They depend upon living host plants for food. Thus, they are parasites, and in
the course of their feeding, most produce diseases on their host plants.
Fusarium wilt is a fungal disease of solanaceous, leguminous, and cucurbit crops, which can be distinguished
by the presence of a reddish discoloration on the roots, which gradually darkens and finally turns brown.
The diseased plants are stunted and during dry weather, the leaves turn yellow and drop.
Game is an experiential learning activity marked by a learning goal, competition, rules, scores or outcomes
and oftentimes with winners and losers. Games may be content-laden or be a ‘pure’ game devoid of
content.
Golden cyst nematode is a destructive nematode pest that can inflict serious damage to vegetable crops at
high population density. Symptoms on above ground plant parts resemble that of drought injury or
nutrient deficiency.
Grading refers to the sorting of vegetable produce according to a set of criteria recognized by the vegetable
industry.
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