Rice science

Rice science

Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.

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Grain translucency

Agriculture; Rice science

Refers to the ability of light to pass through the endosperm, after milling.

The process whereby short-wave radiation passes readily through the earth's atmosphere to surface areas, whereas the longer-wave outgoing radiation is absorbed and reradiated by water vapor, droplets ...

Greenhouse

Agriculture; Rice science

A large construction, usually made from glass, where plants are grown under controlled environmental conditions.

Green revolution

Agriculture; Rice science

A term used to describe the success in increased crop production throughout Asia, commencing in the 1960s as a result of high-yielding rice varieties developed by IRRI and wheat varieties by CIMMYT.

Effective rainfall

Agriculture; Rice science

That portion of rainfall that can be stored within the rooting depth of the crop and on the paddy surface and can be subsequently utilised by the plants.

Egg

Agriculture; Rice science

1). In insects, the reproductive body in which the embryo develops and from which the nymph or larva hatches. 2). In plants, the female ovum, pertaining to reproductive cells.