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Rice science

Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.

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Dead furrow

Agriculture; Rice science

A furrow left in the field that is slightly wider than twice the width of a plough bottom, usually occurring at the completion of a field.

Daylength (photoperiod)

Agriculture; Rice science

Duration of the daylight period including twilight during a given day; the number of hours between sunrise and sunset.

Deep placement

Agriculture; Rice science

A method of applying fertilisers in which the fertilisers are placed directly in the reduced zone of the paddy soil.

Deepwater rice

Agriculture; Rice science

A long-duration rice that grows under rainfed, nonflooded conditions for 1-3 months, then is subject to flooding with water depths more than 50 cm for a month or longer. Plants elongate as the flood ...

Deadheart

Agriculture; Rice science

Dead rice tiller caused by the attack and gridling of the tiller's base by stem borers.

Delta

Agriculture; Rice science

A fan-shaped alluvial deposit at a river mouth formed by the deposition of successive layers of sediment from upstream areas.

Dehull, dehusk

Agriculture; Rice science

To remove the hulls or husk from a grain.

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