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Rice science

Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.

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Independent assortment

Agriculture; Rice science

Random assortment in which segregation for one type has no effect on any other alleles. Meiotic behaviour of genes located on nonhomologous chromosomes.

Indehiscent

Agriculture; Rice science

1. Does not split open when ripe. 2. Does not open at maturity to discharge seeds.

Incubation period

Agriculture; Rice science

Time after inoculation required for the symptoms of a disease to appear.

Initial evaluation period

Agriculture; Rice science

The first trial conducted in a programme of testing to identify varieties or lines that could be retained for future trials.

Inhibitory gene

Agriculture; Rice science

A gene that inhibits the expression of other genes either in dominant or recessive form.

Inheritance

Agriculture; Rice science

The process of genetic transmission of characters or characteristics.

Fixed ammonium

Agriculture; Rice science

The ammonium in soil that cannot be replaced by a neutral potassium salt solution.

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