Nomenclature
Terroir The character of the land and the farming environment. Environmental factors such as altitude, latitude, climate, soil condition, and farming practices affect a crop’s phenotype.
Phenotype The observable characteristics of an organism in a given terroir, resulting from the interaction of an organism’s genotype (genetic code) and the terroir.
Genotype The chemical composition of DNA that gives rise to a particular phenotype; the genetic code for a particular trait.