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International Rice Research Institute
Industry: Agriculture
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A soil containing sufficient exchangeable sodium to adversely affect crop production. Its sodium adsorption ratio is greater than 15 and pH is > 8.5.
Industry:Agriculture
A gene transferred to the cultivated species from another related or unrelated species.
Industry:Agriculture
1). The peripheral layer of endosperm of the grain beneath the seed coat which envelops the endosperm and contains oil and protein. 2). It is a layer of high-protein cells surrounding the storage cells of the endosperm. Its function is to secrete hydrolytic enzymes for digesting food reserves in the endosperm.
Industry:Agriculture
A soil horizon from which clay and iron oxide have been removed (USDA, 1975).
Industry:Agriculture
A plant that lacks chlorophyll and turns white; a deficiency in normal pigment.
Industry:Agriculture
An early rice similar to "Aus"; grown in Assam, India.
Industry:Agriculture
1). Science of agriculture that deals with all aspects of field crop production and soil management. 2). An applied ecological science.
Industry:Agriculture
Plant characters related to crop production usually observed during plant growth; e.g., height, maturity, tiller number, panicle size, yield and quality factors.
Industry:Agriculture
Relating to the relationship between crop adaptation and climate.
Industry:Agriculture
Geographical mapping units based on climatic conditions and land forms that determine relatively homogeneous crop growing environments.
Industry:Agriculture