RICE

Descriptors
Category: CHEMICAL
  1. Alkali/Spreading Value (ALKALISPRD) Alkali/Spreading value
  2. Amylose (AMYLOSE) Percent amylose of milled rice.
  3. Aromatic (AROMATIC) The accession has been tentatively identified as possessing aromatic characteristics when cooked.
  4. Gelatinization Temperature (GELATINTMP) Gelatinization temperature
  5. Parboil Loss (PARBOILLOS) Percent (dry weight basis) of solids lost when parboiled
  6. Protein (PROTEIN) Protein content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis of brown rice.
Category: DISEASE
  1. Rice Blast (BLAST) Reaction to Rice Blast (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  2. Rice Blast IB1 (BLAST_IB1) Reaction to Rice Blast IB1 (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  3. Rice Blast IB33 (BLAST_IB33) Reaction to Rice Blast IB33 (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  4. Rice Blast IB49 (BLAST_IB49) Reaction to Rice Blast IB49 (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  5. Rice Blast IC17 (BLAST_IC17) Reaction to Rice Blast IC17 (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  6. Rice Blast IE1 (BLAST_IE1) Reaction to Rice Blast IE1 (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  7. Rice Blast IE1K (BLAST_IE1K) Reaction to Rice Blast IE1K (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  8. Rice Blast IG1 (BLAST_IG1) Reaction to Rice Blast IG1 (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  9. Rice Blast IH1 (BLAST_IH1) Reaction to Rice Blast IH1 (incited by Pyricularia oryzae). Standard blast rating scale.
  10. Sheath Blight (BLIGHT) Reaction to Sheath Blight (incited by Rhizoctonia solani). Based on estimated vertical movement and damage to the plant.
  11. Straight Head (STRAIGHTHD) Reaction to Straighthead, a physiological disease resulting in malformed panicles.
Category: GROWTH
  1. Plant Height 1 (PLANTHT1) Plant height measured from the soil surface to the tip of extended panicles. Coded values. See also related descriptor Plant Height 2.
  2. Plant Height 2 (PLANTHT2) Plant height measured in centimeters from the soil surface to the middle of extended panicles. Actual values. See also related descriptor Plant Height 1.
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. Apiculus Color (APICOLOR) Color of the apiculus of the lemma
  2. Awn Color (AWNCOLOR) Color of the awns
  3. Awn Type (AWNTYPE) Amount and extent of awns.
  4. Bran Color (BRANCOLOR) Color of seed coat (bran/pericarp) when fully mature and dry.
  5. Endosperm (ENDOSPERM) Type of endosperm
  6. Grain Type (GRAINTYPE) Grain Type, classes according to USDA grading standards for brown rice.
  7. Hull Color (HULLCOLOR) Hull color (Lemma and Palea) when terminal spikelets are ripened
  8. Hull Cover (HULLCOVER) Pubescence of lemma or palea
  9. Length of Kernel (KERNELLEN) Length of kernel in millimeters for brown (dehulled) rice.
  10. Kernel Length/Width Ratio (KERNELRAT) Length/Width ratio for brown (dehulled) rice
  11. Width of Kernel (KERNELWID) Width of kernel in millimeters for brown (dehulled) rice.
  12. Leaf Blade Color (LEAFCOLOR) Color of uppermost leaves below flag leaf on main culm at anthesis
  13. Leaf Pubescence (LEAFPUB) Presence/absence of pubescence on leaf blade (adaxial third of the leaf closest to the collar) at heading.
  14. Lodging (LODGING) Estimated amount of plant lodging near maturity.
  15. Long Sterile Lemma (LONGSTLEM) Presence or absence of elongated sterile lemma (long outer glume)
  16. Panicle Type (PANICLETYP) Panicle type classified according to their mode of branching, angle of primary branches, and spikelet density.
  17. Plant Type - Culm Angle (PLANTTYPE) Culm Angle, rice direct-seeded in rows.
  18. Shattering (SHATTERING) Kernel dehiscence from panicles at maturity
  19. Sterile Lemma Color (STLEMCOLOR) Color of sterile lemma - often called outer glumes or bracts at the base of the spikelet.
Category: OTHER
  1. Core Subset (CORE) A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset
  2. MINI-CORE (MINICORE) A flag to indicate the accession is part of the rice mini-core.
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. Daylength Sensitivity (DAYLENGTH) Hastened flowering due to long day photoperiods.
  2. Days to Flower (DAYSFLOWER) Days from emergence to flowering. Actual values. See also related descriptor Days to Anthesis.
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. Kernel Weight Milled (KERNELMILL) Kernel weight in milligrams of milled rice
  2. 1000 Kernel Weight-Brown (KERNELWTB) Thousand kernel weight of brown rice, based on a count of 100 or more. Expressed in grams.
  3. 1000 Kernel Weight-Rough (KERNELWTR) Thousand kernel weight of rough rice, based on a count of 100 or more. Expressed in grams.
  4. Ratooning (RATOONING) Regrowth from stubble
  5. Upland (UPLAND) The accession has been tentatively identified as adapted to upland, non-flooded culture.
Category: STRESS
  1. Allelopathy (ALLELOPATH) Exhibits allelopathic activity with radius of reduced weed growth greater than 10 centimeters.
  2. Allelopathy - Ducksalad (ALLELOPATH_DUCKSALAD) Exhibits allelopathic activity to ducksalad with radius of reduced weed growth greater than 10 centimeters.
  3. Salt Tolerance (SALTTOL) Germination and seedling growth in a saline solution. (# live seedlings/# GERMINATED) X (# live + # dead seedlings/# germ). [0 = Sensitive, 10 = Tolerant]