Protista 
A kingdom of organisms with cells which contain a nucleus (termed eukaryotic cells), but are not plants, animals or fungi. This is a broad term which is used to include organisms such as amoeba, protozoa, slime molds, and some red or brown algae.
Pruinose
Covered with a whitish, powdery substance.
Pseudo-Stem Height
The height to the ligule of the youngest mature leaf. It is measured from the base of a tiller.
Pubescent
Being covered in soft, often short, hairs.
Quadrat
A frame, typically square, which is divided into equal squares to help in the accurate assessment of an area. A quadrat can be used to assess the ground coverage, along with identified species of plants, disease, or pest within the quadrat. Typical sizes for grass surfaces are: 0.5mx0.5m; 0.75mx0.75m; and 1.0mx1.0m. each will typically be divided into 100 squares.
Photograph of a simple wire-framed quadrat
Besides short vegetation a quadrat can also be used for larger types of vegetation and in these cases would be marked out using string or tape, for example:
• Tall vegetatio
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Qualitative Data
Qualitative Growth
The enhancement of something, which does not require a consumption of natural resources. Improving human development, well-being, happiness, empathy for others, the overall quality of life, as well as improved air quality, soil quality, biodiversity, water quality – all through better pollution controls and less overuse and consumption of natural resources – can contribute to qualitative growth, without an increase in quantitive growth. It is relatively easy to extract natural resources, manufacture a product and grow an economy through societal consumption, however, this almost inevitably has
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Quantitative Data
Quantitative Growth
An increase in the value, number or extent of something which is readily measurable. Economically this might be GDP for a country, or turnover or profit for an organisation. From a resource perspective this can be an increase in the consumption of natural and/or artificial resources, for example, fertilisers or top-dressings. The number of users of a facility, or spectators can be related to quantitative growth, although there is a ceiling above which growth cannot continue, for example, there is a maximum capacity to a stadium, unless of course reconstruction work increases the maximum number
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Rain-fast
Some chemicals, especially pesticides, which are applied to a surface might be called rain-fast. This means that once applied they would be less likely to be washed off the leaves of vegetation after normal levels of rainfall.