Compatibility of insecticides with rice resistance to planthoppers as influenced by timing and frequency of applications Compatibility of insecticides with rice resistance to planthoppers as influenced by timing and frequency of applications April 27, 2022 Planthopper outbreaks are associated with insecticide use and researchers have looked for alternative methods to manage these...Read More
Rice straw-based fodder for ruminants Rice straw-based fodder for ruminants March 25, 2022 2 Rice straw has low nutritional value (low protein content and poor digestibility) compared to grasses, thus it...Read More
The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh March 22, 2022 Germplasm Health Units (GHUs) are institutional phytosanitary units of the CGIAR designed to facilitate bioresource transfer for...Read More
Antioxidant, anti-obesity, nutritional, and other beneficial effects of different chili pepper: A review Antioxidant, anti-obesity, nutritional, and other beneficial effects of different chili pepper: A review March 18, 2022 The chili pepper is an important spice that is also used in therapeutic diets due to the...Read More
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
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
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
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