She’s right, of course. The rice is neither mushy nor crunchy. Each grain retains its individuality, but together, the grains have softened toward the optimal threshold for soaking up flavor ...

At each site a -Zn plot was compared to a+Zn plot fertilized with 15 kg Zn ha⁻¹. Results showed that native soil Zn status was the dominant factor to determine grain Zn concentrations followed by ...