Rice Morphology

What is a rice 'tiller'?

• The part where the seed is

• roots and branches that seperate from the main stem

• The flower

• The stem

Answer explanation

Rice tillers are the shoots or branches that grow from the main stem of a rice plant. They that determine the number of panicles and ultimately the grain yield of the crop.

What has more 'tillers', direct seeding or transplanting seedlings?

• direct seeding

• transplanting seedlings

Answer explanation

Transplanting seedlings leaves more space between the plants for tillers to grow.

What does the rice plant 'spikelet' have on it?

• rice grain

• roots

• a tiller

• a stem

Answer explanation

A spikelet contains the grain of rice.

How many spiklets does a rice plant usually have on one tiller?

• 50

• 100

• 100-200

• 20

How many tillers can a rice plant have with transplanting?

• 2

• 5-10

• 10-20

• 100

Answer explanation

In direct-seeded rice fields with a normal plant population (10 to 20 plants per square foot), rice plants generally produce two to five panicle-bearing tillers per plant compared to 10 to 30 tillers per plant in transplanted rice where more space is available between plants.

What is the the basic rhythmic unit of a measure?

• beat

• note

• chord

• tune

What type of word modifys (changes a little) the meaning of a verb?

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• pronoun

I have............ seen an orchestra, one day I will.

• ever

• never

• can

• will

Where do the rice grains develop on a rice plant?

• tiller

• panicle

• root

• node

Answer explanation

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