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Precision land leveling for sustainable rice production: Case studies in Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and India Precision land leveling for sustainable rice production: Case studies in Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and India May 17, 2022 Laser land leveling strongly complements sustainable rice production practices as it can help increase water, seed, and...Read More
Southeast Asia must narrow down the yield gap to continue to be a major rice bowl Southeast Asia must narrow down the yield gap to continue to be a major rice bowl March 30, 2022 The importance of maintaining the capacity of Southeast Asia to produce a large rice surplus goes beyond...Read More
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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