Rice science

Rice science

Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.

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Growing point

Agriculture; Rice science

Mass of meristematic tissue at the stem or root tip where growth in length of the stem or root occurs.

Groundwater run-off

Agriculture; Rice science

Water from a catchment area that moves freely under the influence of gravity and enters the soil.

A cultivating implement usually with spikes or teeth used for secondary tillage to pulverise and smoothen the soil, mulching, covering, or removing weeds--e.g., comb-tooth or spike-tooth harrow and ...

Hardy

Agriculture; Rice science

A plant that can withstand and grow under severe adverse climatic conditions.

Hardpan

Agriculture; Rice science

A physically compacted soil layer restricting root growth and water movement through it.

Hard dough stage

Agriculture; Rice science

Stage when the rice grain is almost fully ripe.

Head rice

Agriculture; Rice science

The whole grains of milled rice that can be obtained from a given quantity of clean rough rice (paddy). It is usually expressed as a percentage of rough rice. Broken rice larger than 3/4 of a grain ...