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Rice science

Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.

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wart

Agriculture; Rice science

A small, blunt-tipped, rounded outgrowth.

volunteer plant

Agriculture; Rice science

A plant that is growing from an unintentionally included seed, a seed that is shed or dropped by a previous crop. Also called a rogue.

virus

Agriculture; Rice science

A submicroscopic infectious agent consisting of particles made up of DNA or RNA which are usually covered by protein and reproduce only in living cells; cannot be separated by filters.

viruliferous

Agriculture; Rice science

A term used to describe a virus-carrying insect. It denotes an insect that has been given access to a virus source.

virulent gene

Agriculture; Rice science

A gene in pest which is able to break down the gene for pest resistance in the plant and thus allows the pest to use the plant as a host.

virulence

Agriculture; Rice science

Capacity of a pathogen or insect to incite a disease or injury to the host. Degree or measure of pathogenicity.

virulent

Agriculture; Rice science

Strongly pathogenic.

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