The nursery is prepared in dry soil conditions. Seed beds of convenient dimensions are prepared by raising the soil to a height of about 5-10 cm. A layer of half burned paddy husk could be distributed on the nursery bed to facilitate uprooting. (http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/ericeproduction/II.5_Nursery_systems.htm)
Also called the shoulder blade, it is a flat triangular bone, a pair of which form the back part of the shoulder girdle. (MeSH. 2025.Scapula. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D012540)
Mangolds or mangelwurzel or mangold wurzel, also called mangel beet, field beet and fodder beet, is a cultivated root vegetable. It is a variety of Beta vulgaris, the same species that also contains the red beet (beetroot) and sugar beet varieties. The cultivar group is named Crassa Group, Their large white, yellow or orange-yellow swollen roots were developed in the 18th century as a fodder crop for feeding livestock. (Adapted from Wikipedia. 2025. Mangelwurzel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangelwurzel)
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In some languages "mangold" is used for spinach beet, the leaf vegetable, but in English it refers to the root vegetable.
A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin that is often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops. (Wikipedia, 2024. Scarecrow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecrow)
