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A plantlike organism not divided into leaves, stem, and root. Mushrooms and lichen are examples of thalli.
Industry:Agriculture
A cross between a selection, line, or clone and a common pollen parent which may be a variety, inbred line, or a single cross. The common pollen parent is called the top cross or tester parent.
Industry:Agriculture
Arise from secondary tillers and are the third group of tillers to grow during the plant's development.
Industry:Agriculture
The adult lays its eggs on the basal half of the leaves. The eggs hatch in about 5 days. The larva has three dorsal and two brownish abdominal stripes. The moth emerges after 5 days of pupation. The moth is straw-colored to light brown with silvery scales and several black dots at the tip of the forewing. The hindwing is yellowish-white. The moth lives for about 5 days. This stem borer has a life cycle of about 40 days. Scientific name: Chilo suppressalis.
Industry:Agriculture
Tillage operations performed in alternate strips of tilled and untilled soil.
Industry:Agriculture
Growing two or more crops simultaneously in strips that can be alternate; strips can be independently cultivated.
Industry:Agriculture
An insect culture which serves as a source of insects for beginning a rearing program.
Industry:Agriculture
A condition in which sterility/fertility is imparted to the pollen by the plant upon which the pollen is borne and the genotype of the pollen has no bearing per se. It may be controlled by more than one gene with multiple alleles.
Industry:Agriculture
All organisms living in the soil, including plants and animals.
Industry:Agriculture
