- Industria: Agriculture
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An insect that sucks the sap of the developing grains, causing serious rice crop losses. The species of rice bugs of major economic significance are Leptocorisa acuta, L. oratorius, and L. chinensis. The nymphs and adults are difficult to recognize in the rice field because of their color. The freshly hatched nymphs are tiny and green but become brownish as they grow. Both nymphs and adults feed on rice plants.
Industry:Agriculture
To regrow a variety or stock of seed when the supply has been exhausted, lost, or destroyed.
Industry:Agriculture
A fungus disease of rice which is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped lesions. The lesion develops a grayish center and a brownish margin. The disease can have different forms: leaf blast, node blast, or neck blast.
Industry:Agriculture
A genomic region which governs a phenotype by interaction with other genes.
Industry:Agriculture
Turning the soil into a muddy or watertight paste through secondary tillage.
Industry:Agriculture
A soil whose structure has been mechanically destroyed, allowing the soil to run together when saturated with water. A soil that has been puddled is usually in a massive nonstructural state.
Industry:Agriculture
Capacity of a parent to impress characteristics on its offspring so that they are more alike.
Industry:Agriculture
