nghẹn đòng
Definition
- Adjective (used in agriculture):
- Describes a condition in rice plants where the young panicles (flowering heads) are choked, stunted, or fail to develop properly due to disease, pest infestation, or unfavorable environmental conditions, preventing normal grain formation.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lúa bị nghẹn đòng sẽ cho năng suất rất thấp. (Rice suffering from choked panicles will yield very poorly.)
- Thời tiết lạnh bất thường khiến nhiều diện tích lúa bị nghẹn đòng. (Abnormally cold weather caused many rice fields to have choked panicles.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is highly specific to agronomy and plant pathology. It is typically used by farmers, agricultural engineers, and researchers when diagnosing problems in rice cultivation.
Variants and Related Words
- Nghẹn (v): to choke, to be obstructed (in a general sense, e.g., nghẹn cổ - to have a choked throat).
- Đòng (n): the young panicle or emerging flowering head of a rice plant.
Synonyms
- Choked panicles: A direct descriptive synonym in agricultural English.
- Panicle inhibition: A more technical term for the failure of the panicle to develop.
- Sterile panicles: Often describes a similar result where panicles form but produce no grain.
Related Terms (Agricultural Context)
- Lúa lép: unfilled or empty grains, which can be a consequence of .
- Bệnh nghẹt đòng: a disease causing choked panicles.