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Rice science
Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.
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variety trial
Agriculture; Rice science
A trial in which treatments are different in the varieties that are grown and all other factors are treated equally and in a uniform system.
genetic advance
Agriculture; Rice science
Progress in shifting the genotypic mean and gene frequencies of a trait in the population toward the desired direction as a result of selection.
relay cropping
Agriculture; Rice science
Growing two or more crops in sequence, planting the succeeding one after the flowering but before the harvest of the former.
Cocoon
Agriculture; Rice science
A covering of silk or similar fibrous material spun by the larvae of moths and other insects as protection during their pupal stage.
Persistent pesticides
Agriculture; Rice science
Pesticides that remain unchanged in the environment for long periods and are not readily degraded by microorganisms, enzymes, heat, or ultraviolet light.
Permeability, soil
Agriculture; Rice science
The ease with which gases, liquids, or plant roots penetrate or pass through a bulk mass of soil or a layer of soil.
Permanent wilting percentage
Agriculture; Rice science
The water content of a soil at which crop plants wilt and fail to recover after soil water content is increased. It is often estimated by the amount of water at -1.5 mega Pascals soil matric ...
