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
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
Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia January 14, 2022 The ability to quantify GHG emissions along the entire value chain from farm to shelf for a...Read More
Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: Options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers’ income in Bangladesh Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: Options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers’ income in Bangladesh January 11, 2022 Weeds are among the main biological constraints to realizing attainable rice yield potential and significantly reducing profitability....Read More
Seed priming with potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid enhances the performance of dry direct-seeded rice in northwest India Seed priming with potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid enhances the performance of dry direct-seeded rice in northwest India January 4, 2022 Dry direct-seeded rice (DSR) has emerged as a socio-economically viable and environmentally promising alternative to puddled transplanting...Read More
Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems December 20, 2021 The orientation of producing more food, associated with fertilizer overuse, particularly nitrogen (N), has caused a deterioration...Read More
From cool to warm: Making temperate japonica rice more widely available to farmers in tropical Southeast Asia From cool to warm: Making temperate japonica rice more widely available to farmers in tropical Southeast Asia December 3, 2021 In the past 29 years, the Germplasm Utilization Value Added (GUVA) project has delivered six released varieties...Read More