A Farmer's Primer on Growing Upland Rice

A Farmer's Primer on Growing Upland Rice
Author: M. A. Arraudeau
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1988
Genre: Rice
ISBN: 9711041707

Upland rice plant types; Life cycle of the rice plant; Seeds; Factors that affect seedling growth; What is a good seedling; How to grow good seedlings; Leaves; Roots; Tillers; Panicles; Dormancy; Fertilizers; How much nitrogen to apply; How to increase the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizer; Other fertilizers and organic matter; Carbohydrate production; Water; Yield components; Plant type with good yield potential; Factors that affect lodging; Land conservation and crop management; Weeds; Control of weeds; Herbicides; Major diseases; Major soil-borne insect pests; Major insect ests during vegetative phase; Major insect pests during reproductive phase; Other pests; Soil problems; Hot to judgea rice crop at flowering; Harvest and postharvest; Cropping systems.

Upland Rice in India

Upland Rice in India
Author: R.K. Singh
Publisher: Scientific Publishers
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9386347857

This book presents a comprehensive account of upland rice cultivation in different states of India. Upland rice system is considered as most diverse of all rice systems and each states of the country grow different varieties under a range of management conditions and cropping patterns. The 23 chapters in the book consolidate and share the knowledge on rainfed upland rice cultivation practiced in different states. It analyzes the upland rice agro-ecosystem in different states and encompasses various aspects of integrated nutrient management, pest management, varieties available and newer technologies introduced for adoption by farmers to improve the productivity of this fragile ecosystem.

Upland Rice

Upland Rice
Author: Phool Chand Gupta
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1986
Genre: Upland rice
ISBN: 9711041723

Upland rice distribution; Climate; Landscape and soils; Cropping systems; Varietal improvement; Soil management; Land preparation and crop establishment; Farm equipment; Weed management; Disease management; Insect pest management; Economics of upland rice production.

Progress in Upland Rice Research

Progress in Upland Rice Research
Author: International Rice Research Institute
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1986
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9711041502

Characterization and classification of upland rice growing environments;integrated upland rice farming systems;biological stresses with special emphasis on blast;preproduction testing and production programs.

Upland Rice

Upland Rice
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1970
Genre: Rice
ISBN:

Rice in the Tropics

Rice in the Tropics
Author: Robert Flint Chandler
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1979
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0891583629

The importance of rive as a world crops, and its principal characteristics. The modern rice plant and the new technology: Greater potentials for rice production in the tropics. Problems of postharvest technology. Rice marketing. Some successful rice production programs. Promising rice research. Elements of a successful accelerated rice production program. A national rice program: putting the ingredients together.