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Definition of Semidwarfs
1. semidwarf [n] - See also: semidwarf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semidwarfs
Literary usage of Semidwarfs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Rice Research: 25 Years of Partnership by International Rice Research Institute, M S Swaminathan (1985)
"By 1971, semidwarfs were used in over 80 percent of the crosses, a level that
continued through ... Breeders have increasingly crossed semidwarfs with other ..."
2. Drought Resistance in Crops with Emphasis on Rice by International Rice Research Institute (1982)
"Dryland semi- dwarfs should differ from irrigated paddy semidwarfs by having
moderate numbers (150-200/m2) of panicles, thicker roots, droopy lower leaves, ..."
3. Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Workshop at Lusaka by International Rice Research Institute (1986)
"semidwarfs, which are 80-90 cm tall, yield 15-25% more than the tall cultivars they
... among nonallelic semidwarfs are tall, and 9:6:1 tall to semidwarf to ..."
4. Rice Genetics IV by Gurdev S. Khush, D. S. Brar, Bill Hardy (2001)
"Most tropical semidwarfs outside of China received sdl by descent from Deo Geo
... Two mutant semidwarfs in japonica rice, Reimei in Japan and Calrose 76 in ..."
5. Upland Rice: A Global Perspective by Phool Chand Gupta, J. C. O'Toole (1986)
"Modern semidwarfs respond favorably to 120 kg N ha"1. Singh and Singh (110) found
that semidwarf Bala responds well up to 90 kg N ha"1 in eastern Uttar ..."
6. Biotechnology in International Agricultural Research: Proceedings of the by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"It is running two such programs; one evaluates semidwarfs in rice, and the other,
semidwarfs in wheat. It has recently held research coordination meetings ..."
7. Proceedings of the Conference on Weed Control in Rice, 31 August-4 September by International Rice Research Institute, International Weed Science Society (1983)
"Unlike the traditional cultivars that have droopy leaves, semidwarfs have erect
leaves, more light penetrates the crop canopy, and more weeds emerge and ..."
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