Acronyms and Glossary of Rice Related Terminology Table Of Contents ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY OF RICE TERMINOLOGY ...................... 5 ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................... 6 A .................................................................................................................................... 6 B .................................................................................................................................. 10 C .................................................................................................................................. 13 D ................................................................................................................................. 18 E .................................................................................................................................. 21 F .................................................................................................................................. 23 G ................................................................................................................................. 25 H ................................................................................................................................. 27 I ................................................................................................................................... 28 J ................................................................................................................................... 35 K .................................................................................................................................. 36 L .................................................................................................................................. 37 M ................................................................................................................................. 38 N ................................................................................................................................. 40 O ................................................................................................................................. 43 P .................................................................................................................................. 45 Q ................................................................................................................................. 47 R .................................................................................................................................. 48 S .................................................................................................................................. 51 T .................................................................................................................................. 54 U ................................................................................................................................. 56 V .................................................................................................................................. 58 W ................................................................................................................................ 59 X .................................................................................................................................. 60 2 Y .................................................................................................................................. 61 Z .................................................................................................................................. 62 GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................ 63 Glossary of Rice Terminology .................................................................. 63 A Terms .................................................................................................................. 64 B Terms .................................................................................................................. 74 C Terms .................................................................................................................. 81 D Terms ................................................................................................................. 93 E Terms ................................................................................................................ 100 F Terms ................................................................................................................ 106 G Terms ............................................................................................................... 111 H Terms ............................................................................................................... 118 I Terms ................................................................................................................. 124 J Terms ................................................................................................................. 129 K Terms ................................................................................................................ 130 L Terms ................................................................................................................ 131 M Terms ............................................................................................................... 136 N Terms ............................................................................................................... 143 O Terms ............................................................................................................... 147 P Terms ................................................................................................................ 150 Q Terms ............................................................................................................... 163 R Terms ................................................................................................................ 164 S Terms ................................................................................................................ 173 T Terms ................................................................................................................ 188 U Terms ................................................................................................................ 193 V Terms ................................................................................................................ 195 W Terms .............................................................................................................. 197 X Terms ................................................................................................................ 200 3 Y Terms ................................................................................................................ 201 Z Terms ................................................................................................................ 202 4 Acronyms and Glossary of Rice Terminology This reference guide will allow you to: sample the alphabet soup of acronyms representing the many agencies involved in different parts of the rice sector, the various rice varieties, diseases and pests, experimental procedures, and morefrom AAACU to ZLH, access 3000 terms used by rice growers, researchers, and teachers, and link to the FAO’s Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture. Explore the links on the left side of the screen to view each of these resources. 5 Acronyms A AAACU Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities AAAE Asian Association of Agricultural Engineers (Headquarters: Thailand) AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science AAASA Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences in Africa AAATDC Association for the Advancement of Appropriate Technology for Developing Countries (Headquarters: Michigan, USA) AACC American Association of Cereal Chemists AARD Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (Indonesia) AASE African Association of Science Editors AAT Accelerated aging treatment AAU Assam Agricultural University (India) ABA Abscisic acid analogue AB-DLO Research Institute for Agrobiology and Soil Fertility (The Netherlands) ABS Active barrier system (for rat control) AC 1) Amylose content 2) Anther culture ACAST see ACASTD ACASTD Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development ACEID Asian Centre of Educational Innovation for Development (Headquarters: Thailand) ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ACSN Asian Cropping Systems Network ACVAFS American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service (Headquarters: New York, USA) ADAB Agricultural Development Agencies in Bangladesh ADB Asian Development Bank (Headquarters: Philippines) ADC Agricultural Development Council (formerly CECA) (New York, USA) ADPC Area under disease progress curve ADRAO Association pour le Developpement de la Riziculture en Afrique de l'Ouest (WARDA, C"te d'Ivoire) ads Air-dried soil AERCC Agricultural Economics Research Council of Canada AEZ Agroecological Zone AFB Axial flow blower AFLP Amplification fragment length polymorphism 6 AFNETA Alley Farming Network for Tropical Africa AFP Agence France Presse AG Anastomosis group AGCD Administration Generale de la