Rice science

Rice science

Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.

Contributors in Rice science

Rice science

Family of plant-sucking insects characterised by the presence of a large movable spur at the apex of the hind tibia. They are usually slow moving and move sideward or backward. They stay at the basal ...

Davis inoculator

Agriculture; Rice science

A mechanical device developed by Frank Davis, Mississippi State University, USA, used to dispense insect larvae in artificial inoculation of plants.

Cropping intensity index (CII)

Agriculture; Rice science

A time-weighted land-use index that evaluates the fraction of the total hectare-months available to the farmer that are used for crop production.

Pith

Agriculture; Rice science

A usually continuous central core of predominantly parenchymatous tissue that occurs in the stem of most vascular plants and some roots as part of the primary tissue system. Typically surrounded by ...

Pistil

Agriculture; Rice science

The female reproductive organ of a flower consisting of the ovary, style, and stigma.

Pink stem borer

Agriculture; Rice science

Sesamia inferens, a major pest in double-cropped areas because it has many host plants. The larva has an orange-red head capsule. The body is purplish-pink dorsally and white ventrally. The pupa is ...

Pest control

Agriculture; Rice science

The control of pests in the ricefield by selective cultivation methods influencing natural factors or predators or by using chemical/physical control methods to reduce pest damage to rice plants.