Crop management - Rice Today

Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh

Due to Bangladesh’s frequent water shortages, sufficient water to irrigate rice fields is increasingly scarce. Additionally, due to global warming,...

An assessment of irrigated rice cultivation with different crop establishment practices in Vietnam

Crop establishment, which often receives insufficient attention, is one of the major rice production operations that should be considered when promoting...

Determinants in the adoption of alternate wetting and drying technique for rice production in a gravity surface irrigation system in the Philippines

In Asia, AWD technology is a well-known low-cost water-saving technique for irrigated rice. Despite the potential benefits and significant efforts of creating...

Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice cultivation through improved fertilizer and water management

Annually, Bangladesh consumes about 2.9 million metric tons of urea and about 60% of this is used in rice cultivation. Therefore, this could contribute...

Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia

The ability to quantify GHG emissions along the entire value chain from farm to shelf for a specific product is the key to enhancing the transparency of...

Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: Options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers’ income in Bangladesh

Weeds are among the main biological constraints to realizing attainable rice yield potential and significantly reducing profitability. In Bangladesh, the...

Seed priming with potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid enhances the performance of dry direct-seeded rice in northwest India

Dry direct-seeded rice (DSR) has emerged as a socio-economically viable and environmentally promising alternative to puddled transplanting to achieve...

Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems

The orientation of producing more food, associated with fertilizer overuse, particularly nitrogen (N), has caused a deterioration in soil physical, chemical,...

Organic amendments boost soil fertility and rice productivity and reduce methane emissions from paddy fields under sub-tropical conditions

Commercial-oriented farming practices have seriously deteriorated soil health along with contributing to environmental pollution. This study suggested...

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