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Rice science
Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.
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Mass screening
Agriculture; Rice science
Screening a large number of varieties in preliminary studies. Varieties selected as resistant in the mass screening trial are retested to confirm their resistance.
Maintainer line
Agriculture; Rice science
A pollinator variety used to pollinate the male sterile line and produce progenies which still retain male sterility. If there is no maintainer line, the male sterile line cannot be maintained and ...
Macrophytes
Agriculture; Rice science
Large plants, as opposed to microphytes such as algae and fungi.
Macronutrient
Agriculture; Rice science
A nutrient element absorbed by the plant in large amounts, often more than 0.1 % of its dry weight. The following are considered macroelements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, ...
Luxury uptake
Agriculture; Rice science
The absorption by plants of nutrients in excess of their need for growth.
Lutescent (lu)
Agriculture; Rice science
Said of seedlings that are normally green at first, but in which the chlorophyll gradually disappears and the plant ultimately dies.
Lowland vs upland soils
Agriculture; Rice science
Terms commonly used in connexion with rice culture to denote flooded (paddy) vs unflooded conditions.
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