Science

The farmers who till the harsh coastal lands of Bangladesh and the salt-tolerant rice varieties that changed their story

The farmers who till the harsh coastal lands of Bangladesh and the salt-tolerant rice varieties that changed their story

August 1, 2023

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Tahmina Akter, and Swati Nayak Rice cultivation in the salt flats of southern...

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Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods

Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods

July 18, 2023

by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, Iftikar Wasim and N.C. Banik Bikram Palatasingh. a smallholder farmer in...

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Reducing the methane gas emission of rice production

Reducing the methane gas emission of rice production

July 3, 2023

Alternative production methods could dramatically alter the amount of greenhouse gas methane that rice farming produces. Methane...

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Deep sowing of dry direct-seeded rice: cultivar differences in seedling establishment and grain yield

Deep sowing of dry direct-seeded rice: cultivar differences in seedling establishment and grain yield

May 29, 2023

by Noriko Kanno, Ricardo Garcia, Roel R. Suralta, Aurora M. Corales, Crisanta S. Bueno, Niño P.M.C Banayo,...

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Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

May 15, 2023

by Amlan Biswas, Md. Safiul Islam Afrad, Muhammad Ziaul Hoque, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Muhammad Ashraful Habib,...

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Ecological engineering: An effective package for transitioning from conventional to regenerative agriculture

Ecological engineering: An effective package for transitioning from conventional to regenerative agriculture

May 8, 2023

by Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pidikiti Pavithra, Manas Ranjan Sahoo, Sheetal Sharma Ecological engineering is a novel approach...

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Effects of irrigation regimes and rice varieties on methane emissions and yield of dry-season rice in Bangladesh

Effects of irrigation regimes and rice varieties on methane emissions and yield of dry-season rice in Bangladesh

May 2, 2023

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, M. Mofijul Islam, Md. Ashraful Haque, et al. The role of rice in...

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The acceptability of locally adapted japonica rice variety in the Philippine market: A product market test approach

The acceptability of locally adapted japonica rice variety in the Philippine market: A product market test approach

April 24, 2023

With the growing demand for japonica rice in the Philippines, imports fill out the gap. With the...

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Reduced-tillage potato cultivation as a sustainable organic farming practice

Reduced-tillage potato cultivation as a sustainable organic farming practice

April 13, 2023

by Ajay Kumar Mishra, Piyush Kumar Maurya, Manas Ranjan Sahoo, and Sheetal Sharma In India, potato is...

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Promising management strategies to improve crop sustainability and to amend soil salinity

Promising management strategies to improve crop sustainability and to amend soil salinity

March 27, 2023

by Ajay Kumar Mishra, Rout George Kerry, Bisworanjita Biswal, Trisha Sinha, Sheetal Sharma, and Mukesh Kumar The...

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