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International Rice Research Institute
Industry: Agriculture
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Said of spore or seed that is able to germinate or grow under favorable conditions.
Industry:Agriculture
The ability to grow and develop into an adult.
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A common endomycorrhizal association produced by phycomycetous fungi of the genus Endogone. Host range includes many agricultural and horticultural crops.
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Resistance controlled by one or a few major genes, in which varieties with this type of resistance are usually highly resistant to one or several pathogen races or several disease races or insect biotypes of a given species but are susceptible to others. A type of resistance which is expressed against only some biotypes of a pest species and is governed by one or more genes in the host plant, each of which corresponds to a matching gene for parasitic ability in the pest species, sometimes called gene-for-gene resistance (See also Horizontal resistance).
Industry:Agriculture
See Major gene resistance.
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Covered with wartlike protrusions.
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Exposure of germinated seedlings to low temperatures to promote flowering.
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Referring to asexual (stem, leaf, root) development in plants in contrast to sexual (flower, seed) development.
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Pertaining to the under surface of the abdomen. On the anterior or inner surface of an organ (See dorsal).
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A herbaceous plant grown for eating, usually eaten as part of a meal.
Industry:Agriculture