Rice science

Rice science

Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.

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Benchmark

Agriculture; Rice science

A point of reference for measurements as in topographical surveys and land leveling.

Benthos

Agriculture; Rice science

Organisms living at the bottom of a water body, crawling or burrowing into the detritus and sediment; those on the surface are the epibenthos, and those beneath are the endobenthos.

Beak

Agriculture; Rice science

The proboscis or the protruding mouthpart structure of a sucking insect.

Beaked hull

Agriculture; Rice science

The tip of the lemma is curved over the palea.

Basal application

Agriculture; Rice science

Broadcasting or applying fertiliser into the soil before seeding or transplanting the crop.

Basal roots

Agriculture; Rice science

Roots developing from basal nodes and growing into the soil.

Basal tillers

Agriculture; Rice science

Tillers produced from basal nodes near the soil surface; the term 'basal' is used to differentiate the tillers produced on the upper nodes from those developing at the base.