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A layer of water surrounding soil particles and varying in thickness from 1 or 2 to perhaps 100 or more molecular layers. Usually considered as that water remaining after drainage has occurred because it is not distinguishable in saturated soil in rice production (puddled soils).
Industry:Agriculture
1). A material that does not contain any fertilizer element but is added to obtain the desired weight of a mixed fertilizer. 2). Rice variety used to fill vacant areas of an experimental plot.
Industry:Agriculture
Generation after making a cross. Refer to offsprings resulting from a cross of parents, as in F1 (first filial generation), F2 (second filial generation), etc.
Industry:Agriculture
Evaluating varieties for resistance in the field in contrast to greenhouse and screenhouse evaluations.
Industry:Agriculture
1). Fields may be chosen randomly for sampling from a map locating the coordinates and the cultivator interviewed. Samples are then taken according to the plan. 2). A field is divided into particular proportions and a grid is used for even sampling of different sections of the field.
Industry:Agriculture
Resistance observed in the field as distinguished from resistance observed in the laboratory or greenhouse. It may involve seedling resistance as well as adult plant resistance and often involves resistance to all locally occurring biotypes.
Industry:Agriculture
The amount of water remaining in a field soil that has been thoroughly wetted and drained until free drainage has practically ceased. The soil can no longer absorb additional moisture.
Industry:Agriculture
