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Rice science
Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.
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CMS (cytoplasmic male sterile) line
Agriculture; Rice science
A line whose anthers produce no pollen or only abortive pollens. A genetic factor which induces sterility is present in its cytoplasm. No seed is set on this line by selfing. But its pistil is normal ...
antixenosis
Agriculture; Rice science
A term proposed by Kogan and Ortman to replace nonpreference. It conveys the idea that the plant is avoided as a bad host. A property of the plant that makes it not attractive to some feeding or ...
plant height
Agriculture; Rice science
The distance from the base of the plant at ground level to the top of the highest leaf or the panicle of a mature plant, measured in centimeters.
stigma receptivity
Agriculture; Rice science
The characteristic of a stigma that facilitates germination and penetration of pollen upon deposition on its surface.
monomodal rainfall distribution
Agriculture; Rice science
Only one peak, compared with bimodal which has two peaks in the season.
vegetable
Agriculture; Rice science
A herbaceous plant grown for eating, usually eaten as part of a meal.
pest outbreak
Agriculture; Rice science
A sudden increase in a pest population resulting in economic damage to the rice crop; epidemic or epiphytotic.
