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Observations on the Time of Blooming of Rice Flowers 1
Author(s) -
Jones Jenkin W.
Publication year - 1924
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1924.00021962001600100005x
Subject(s) - agricultural experiment station , agriculture , mathematics , horticulture , agricultural economics , history , economics , archaeology , biology
Prior to starting some hybridization experiments with rice, the writer made observations on the time of blooming of rice flowers, in order . to determine the hours at which blooming is at a maximum and when pollen could be most easily collected for use in crossing. The inflorescence of rice is a terminal panicle of perfect flowers. The one-flowered spikelet bears a branched stigma and six stamens.:.