- Industry: Agriculture
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A rice pest, Nephotettix spp., prevalent in Asia that can cause hopperburn and also pronounced yellowing and stunting, by transmitting the yellow dwarf virus and tungro diseases in rice.
Industry:Agriculture
A viral disease caused by rice grassy stunt virus (RGSV). The disease is transmitted by the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens. Grassy stunt is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia and is characterized by pronounced stunting, proliferation of tillers, and short and narrow pale green to yellow leaves.
Industry:Agriculture
Plants of the family Gramineae (Poaceae) which range from small, twisted, erect, or creeping annuals to perennials. Stems are called culms with well-defined nodes and internodes. Leaves arise alternately in two rows from the nodes. The leaf is composed of two parts, the leaf sheath which clasps the stem, the margins overlapping to form the tube, and the leaf blade which is usually thin, narrow, and linear with parallel venation; a large member among the monocotyledonous plants (monocots).
Industry:Agriculture
Chemical formulations in small pellets, formed from various inert clays or sand impregnated with pesticide or fertilizer.
Industry:Agriculture
Small grains or pellets. An aggregate similar in size to a crumb but more dense.
Industry:Agriculture
Ratio of grain weight to the remaining aboveground dry weight or straw weight at harvest.
Industry:Agriculture
Weight of harvested grain expressed as tons/ha with a moisture content of 14%.
Industry:Agriculture
