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A disease of rice caused by the nematode Aphelencoides besseyi, with symptoms consisting of chlorosis of the leaf tips which become brownish and tattered. The infected plants are stunted and produce a few, small spikelets/panicles.
Industry:Agriculture
It lays its eggs in batches of about 100 which are covered with silky grayish hairs. Incubation period is about 8 days. The larva is similar to yellow borer larva, except that it is white and reaches full growth in about 30 days. Pupation is completed in about 8 days. The adult lives for about 7 days. It is white and slender. It resembles the yellow rice borer, but does not have a black spot on the forewing. The abdominal tip of the female is pink. The life cycle of the white stem borer is completed in about 53 days. Scientific name: Scirpophaga innotata.
Industry:Agriculture
The chalky area in the center of the endosperm of the milled nonglutinous rice.
Industry:Agriculture
A practice of planting in which the seed is planted in tracks formed by wheels rolling immediately ahead of the planter.
Industry:Agriculture
Preparing the soil by plowing of lowland fields and harrowing the soil in a saturated or flooded condition.
Industry:Agriculture
A pesticide formulation consisting of talc or clay and a wetting agent mixed with the pesticide. When water is mixed with the formulation, a suspension is formed and is used to spray on the target pest.
Industry:Agriculture
A substance that renders a surface non-repellent to a wetting liquid.
Industry:Agriculture
Raising seedlings on a seedbed where land is prepared and puddled.
Industry:Agriculture
Planting of pregerminated seed or small seedlings into a wet seedbed.
Industry:Agriculture
