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Definition of Ratooning
1. ratoon [v] - See also: ratoon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratooning
Literary usage of Ratooning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rainfed Lowland Rice Improvement by David J. Mackill, William Ronnie Coffman, Dennis P. Garrity (1996)
"ratooning is common only in limited areas of Asia; however, it has been advocated
as a low-cost alternative to double cropping (Krishnamurthy 1988). ..."
2. Proceedings of the 1987 International Deepwater Rice Workshop by International Rice Research Institute, Thailand Krom Wichakan Kaset (1988)
"ratooning ability of deepwater rice varieties and lines in ... The arguments for
ratooning deepwater rice (DWR) in Bangladesh are discussed in an ..."
3. Hawaiian America: Something of Its History, Resources, and Prospects by Caspar Whitney (1899)
"ratooning means cutting the cane at the ground's edge and leaving the root to
sprout the next year —so a sixth ratooning would imply that the one planting ..."
4. Hawaiian America: Something of Its History, Resources, and Prospects by Caspar Whitney (1899)
"ratooning means cutting the cane at the ground's edge and leaving the root to
sprout the next year — so a sixth ratooning would imply that the one planting ..."
5. Hybrid Rice Technology: New Developments and Future Prospects : Selected by Sant S. Virmani, International Rice Research Institute (1994)
"Basic studies increasing the overall yield of hybrids and seed yield of hybrid/CMS
lines through ratooning have been under way at the UAS, Bangalore, ..."
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