Rice science

Rice science

Of or relating to the science of rice cultivation.

Contributors in Rice science

Rice science

The unconsolidated mineral matter on the surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for growth of land plants. This has been subjected to and influenced by genetic environmental factors of ...

sodium adsorption ratio (SAR)

Agriculture; Rice science

A relation between soluble sodium and soluble divalent cations which can be used to predict the exchangeable sodium percentage of soil equilibrated with a given solution.

sodicity

Agriculture; Rice science

The quality or degree of having sodium as a component.

sod planting

Agriculture; Rice science

A method of planting in sod with little or no tillage.

sodication

Agriculture; Rice science

The process whereby the exchangeable sodium content of a soil is increased.

soak

Agriculture; Rice science

To be completely covered by water for a determined length of time or until the object is saturated.

smut

Agriculture; Rice science

A disease caused by fungi of the order Ustilaginales; in rice smut, the grains turn into black masses of spores which can be disseminated by wind, rain, and contact.