International Rice Research Institute

Industry: Agriculture

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sibs

The offsprings related by descent. Progeny of the same parents.

Industry:Agriculture

sib-crossing

Crossing lines derived from the same two parents.

Industry:Agriculture

shuttle breeding

Any breeding system where generations undergo sequential evaluations at different locations.

Industry:Agriculture

shrub

A small perennial tree with no main trunk. A woody plant with spreading branches arising from the base.

Industry:Agriculture

short-duration varieties

Varieties that mature within 105 days or less.

Industry:Agriculture

short-term crops

Crops that grow for three months or less.

Industry:Agriculture

short-day plant

A plant that needs shorter daylight to flower.

Industry:Agriculture

shooting

Significant stem elongation preceding flowering

Industry:Agriculture

shoot

The vegetative parts (leaves, stem) of a plant above the ground level.

Industry:Agriculture

shifting cultivation

A farming system in which crops are planted on a piece of land for 2-3 years and the land is left fallow for several years to regain soil fertility while farming is continued on another piece of land at a different location.

Industry:Agriculture