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    flooded in order to cultivate enough rice for England and the colony. Freshwater swamps are not the only means by which rice can be produced. A number of the chief rice fields are situated along the tidal rivers and inlets. Dikes and floodgates are used to regulate the amount of water supplied to the field according to whether it is low tide or high tide. The same process is reversed when water needs to be drained from the fields (Garraty, 51). People of Africa's Rice Coast taught this technique to the

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    can produce higher nutrient levels than those in conventional breeding. However, most of these engineered varieties are still at the laboratory testing phase or in early field trials (Arjó et al., 2012). One of the most known variety is the Golden Rice, which was engineered with two genes with the ability to synthesize β-carotene (pro-vitamin A) in the seeds (Ye et al., 2000). In plants, the biosynthesis of pro-vitamin A is turned on

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    “Effects of Mung Bean Starch on Rice Noodles’ Quality” In “Effect of mung bean starch on quality of rice noodles made by direct dry flour extrusion” Wu, Meng, Yang et al. (2015) focus on developing a better understanding of the influences of mung bean starch (MS) on the physiochemical properties of rice flour (RF) and quality of rice noodles produced by the direct dry flour extrusion; as well as test possible corporation of rice flour (RF) and MS fractions into rice noodles to improve its quality

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    A moisture level of 23± 1% is suitable for 100 gm rice flask. The amount of water to be added is calculated as under 23% -x% = Z ml Water to be added to the flask=Y+Z ml to compensate water loss. Amount of inoculum taken = 2ml Total volume of water required = Y+Z – 2ml To be added/flask = C ml Average valve of ‘C ‘for the entire flask is considered as the water to be added per flask. Inoculum of colony on rice Selected colonies are picked one by one from LCSA plate separately

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    Industry Scenario Total basmati rice in India is to be estimated Rs. 10 billions. Out of which branded basmati rice is 50% in value & 33% in volume. Exports Present Status - CAGR in export volume from 2010-14 is 22% - CAGR in exports value from 2010-14 is 57.14% - In 2013-14 export volume was 2015912 MT growths of 22% and sales value was Rs.10838 cr. growth of 14%. (Average export realization per MT Rs.54000) - CAGR realization per MT from 2010-14 is 14%. Product: BASMATI RICE Qty in MT

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    food habit. German tends to have cool food for breakfast, which comprises bread, cheese and cold meat like ham and salami, whereas the Chinese tend to have hot food at the beginning of the day, such as congee, which is a thick, white porridge made of rice and water.

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    Economic opportunity was extremely prevalent in the colonies. Factors that heavily influenced the situation were influx of people, triangular trade, and also the New England colonies. An influx of people is beneficial for any economy, and Colonial America was no different. Triangular trade was also how slaves fueled the cultivation of land. The New England colonies were in all sorts of trades, from growing corn to whaling and fishing. All of these factors played a huge role in building a successful

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    Bioscience Case Study Michael Regan Kaplan University Corporate Social Responsibility GB590 Dr. William Deskin March 06, 2012 Introduction Ventria is a biotechnology firm that developed a process to produce pharmaceutical proteins in the seeds of rice (Lawrence & Weber, 2011). Ventria was a small start-up company that received funding from venture capital. Ventria believed that its first product would be well received since it was a medicine that would lessen the severity of diarrhea in children

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    The term Green Revolution was first used in 1968 when people realized that a revolution in agriculture was taking place. In this revolution many technology transfer initiatives were created which led to a drastic increase of production worldwide as well as innovative ideas that created large supplies of food very quickly. Incorporating technological ideas such as mechanization, which led to the massive increase of production of food at the expense of creating larger but fewer farms, is what really

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    Home Descriptive Essay

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    would come and go, and I would never recognize it because I knew that only the house I lived in was my home. Home is in fact more than what the words in the dictionary say. When I was younger, I lived in the Philippines, my backyard were the rice fields and I would always play hide and seek with all my friends behind the trees. But there was one tree I can never forget--- it was a big guayacan tree that grew on a little hill. It was a very old tree and I loved how it blossomed yellow flowers

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