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Rice science
Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.
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Phototropic
Agriculture; Rice science
Moving toward (positively) or away from (negative) a light source.
Phreatic
Agriculture; Rice science
Pertaining to groundwater. To indicate groundwater that periodically rises to the rooting zone of cultivated plants.
Piezometer
Agriculture; Rice science
An open-ended tube placed vertically in the soil for measurement of the hydrostatic pressure level of groundwater.
Piedmont plain
Agriculture; Rice science
A broad slope composed of alluvial or colluvial sediments, or both, extending along and from the base of a mountain range.
Picogram
Agriculture; Rice science
A unit of mass that is 10-12 of a gram. Commonly used to express the DNA content per cell or per nuclear genome in a plant.
Phytotoxicity
Agriculture; Rice science
Plant injury caused by chemicals or some other agent. Common symptoms are spotting, wilting, stunting, tiller spreading, and twisting of leaves.
Pollination
Agriculture; Rice science
The transfer of pollen from the anther to stigma (the female organs) of a flower.
