Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review February 22, 2022 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)is the model of crop protection that has prevailed since its creation in the...Read More
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Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh February 15, 2022 Due to Bangladesh’s frequent water shortages, sufficient water to irrigate rice fields is increasingly scarce. Additionally, due...Read More
An assessment of irrigated rice cultivation with different crop establishment practices in Vietnam An assessment of irrigated rice cultivation with different crop establishment practices in Vietnam February 11, 2022 Crop establishment, which often receives insufficient attention, is one of the major rice production operations that should...Read More
Impacts of COVID-19 on the fisheries and aquaculture sector in developing countries and ways forward Impacts of COVID-19 on the fisheries and aquaculture sector in developing countries and ways forward February 8, 2022 COVID-19 has impacted almost all sectors of the global economy. Due to the continuous, restrictive measures imposed...Read More
Determinants in the adoption of alternate wetting and drying technique for rice production in a gravity surface irrigation system in the Philippines Determinants in the adoption of alternate wetting and drying technique for rice production in a gravity surface irrigation system in the Philippines February 4, 2022 In Asia, AWD technology is a well-known low-cost water-saving technique for irrigated rice. Despite the potential benefits...Read More
Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice cultivation through improved fertilizer and water management Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice cultivation through improved fertilizer and water management January 28, 2022 Annually, Bangladesh consumes about 2.9 million metric tons of urea and about 60% of this is used...Read More
Old school adaptation Old school adaptation January 24, 2022 What is happening in Assam emphasizes how indigenous people’s farming methods, using organic and traditional techniques, alongside...Read More
Rice domestication Rice domestication January 21, 2022 This Primer describes the history of rice domestication, the importance of wild relatives of rice for crop...Read More
Assessing the potential of a Trichoderma‑based compost activator to hasten the decomposition of incorporated rice straw Assessing the potential of a Trichoderma‑based compost activator to hasten the decomposition of incorporated rice straw January 18, 2022 Rice straw incorporation can solve environmental pollution caused by straw burning. Studies show that early incorporation is...Read More