Primary productivity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005166",
  "term": "Primary productivity",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A measure of the rate at which new organic matter is formed and accumulated through photosynthesis and chemosynthesis activity of producer organisms (chiefly, green plants). The rate of primary production is estimated by measuring the amount of oxygen released (oxygen method) or the amount of carbon assimilated by the plant (carbon method).",
  "synonyms": [
    "primary production (ecology)"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "ecological processes and phenomena",
    "autotrophs",
    "photosynthesis",
    "net ecosystem exchange",
    "net ecosystem production",
    "organic matter",
    "phytomass",
    "net primary productivity",
    "gross primary productivity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "productividad primaria"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/primary-productivity/"
}