Sentence examples for head of rice from inspiring English sources

Any sustainable solution will require getting the "necessary buy-in" from Tehran and Damascus to ensure Hezbollah participates, said Edward P. Djerejian, former ambassador to both Israel and Syria and now head of Rice University's Baker Institute.

A famous proverb written about rice serves as a metaphor for humility, a virtue the Japanese hold dear: "The heavier the head of rice, the deeper it bows".For all the lyricism, many Japanese are also disturbingly nationalistic over the foodstuff.

Yet in one tiny paddy-field, yellow heads of rice are ripening.

Heading of rice is promoted by short days and delayed by long days.

Higher mRNA levels for Hd3a under SD conditions promoted the heading of rice, whereas lower Hd3a mRNA levels under LD conditions inhibited the heading of rice [13], [15].

Pollen and anther wall tissues were collected from panicles before heading of rice plants (cv. Sasanishiki).

The complete genetic architecture of heading date would enable precise understanding of differences in heading dates of rice accessions and help to develop new rice accessions.

Moni Varma, head of the rice firm Veetee Rice, who has switched allegiance from Labour to the Conservatives, said the proposals may prompt some wealthy businesspeople to take flight – but that he would remain in the UK.

Seeds from the 183 landrace varieties are available for research purposes through the Indonesian Center for Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Research and Development in Bogor, Indonesia and can be requested by contacting the head of the Rice Germplasm Collection (email: [email protected]) and agreeing to an MTA.

Heading date of rice is a key agronomic trait determining cultivated areas and seasons and affecting yield.

She recalls that two or three years ago, very dry weather during the delicate heading stage of rice growth interfered with the plants' development.