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Rice science
Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.
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World collection
Agriculture; Rice science
A comprehensive collection of samples from different geographic areas of the world which is documented and stored. These are kept in storage as a genetic stock, and available to all for breeding ...
Working collection
Agriculture; Rice science
A sizable number of evaluated accessions that is stored, documented, and frequently used in breeding research.
Thermus aquaticus
Agriculture; Rice science
Thermophylic bacterium found in hot springs. Its DNA polymerase enzyme is thermostable and is used in PCR, RAPD, and DAF.
T. Aman
Agriculture; Rice science
Aman. This rice is used in Bangladesh and eastern India for transplanted lowland rice, grown in the wet season when water depth does not exceed 0.5 m, approximately from July to September.
Soil pH
Agriculture; Rice science
A measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a soil. A pH of 7.0 is neutral; below 7.0 is acidic, and above 7.0 is alkaline.
Shattering
Agriculture; Rice science
Separation of grains from the panicle. Grain shattering or easy threshing are partly correlated with the degree of development of the abscission layer between the spikelet and the facet of the ...
Sahel
Agriculture; Rice science
An east-west zone of semidesert along the southern fringes of the Sahara, frequently drought-stricken, with an erratic annual rainfall ranging from 150 to 500 mm; also a vegetation zone in which the ...
