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Rice science
Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.
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nonsymbiotic nitrogen fixation
Agriculture; Rice science
Biological nitrogen fixation performed by a group of autotrophic bacteria living free in the soil either aerobically or anaerobically and not dependent on plants.
acid equivalent (a.e.)
Agriculture; Rice science
The portion of pesticide that is theoretically converted into acid.
toposequence
Agriculture; Rice science
A sequence of soils in the landscape, from the crest to the valley bottom.
obligate parasite
Agriculture; Rice science
A parasite that in nature can grow and multiply only under specific conditions such as on or in living organisms.
dwarfing genes
Agriculture; Rice science
Genes that make plants short in stature. The genes controlling the dwarf height in a plant variety.
sole cropping
Agriculture; Rice science
Growing one crop alone or in pure stand, either as a single crop or as a sequence of single crops within the year.
