Oryza sativa
Noun
Meaning
yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population
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A comparison of the effects of micronutrient seed priming and soil fertilization on the mineral nutrition of chickpea (Cicer arietinum), lentil (Lens culinaris), rice (Oryza sativa) and wheat (Triticum acstiyum) in Nepal.
Rice ( Oryza sativa ) is a classic example.