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A Practical Guide to Nutrient Management

A practical guide for detecting nutrient deficiency and toxicity symptoms and managing nutrients in rice grown in tropical and subtropical regions

Direct Seeding of Rice and Weed Management in the Irrigated Rice- Wheat Cropping System of the Indo-Gangetic Plains

To take stock of the present knowledge on direct seeding of rice, a workshop was organized at Pantnagar. Papers presented in this workshop covered the major aspects of rice production—methods of rice establishment, weeds and weed management in different cropping systems, water management, varieties suited to direct seeding, rice quality, and socioeconomic issues.

Establishing community-based seed systems

The Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments (CURE) seeks to develop community-based seed systems (CBSS) in rainfed rice areas as a delivery system for technologies and capacity enhancement strategies on seed health management, crop diversification, crop management options, and other demand--driven interventions. The aim is to increase productivity and enhance livelihoods.

Field problems of tropical rice

The original edition of this manual focused on problems in Asia, the revision also identifies common problems in Africa and Latin America.

Guide to participatory varietal selection for submergence-tolerant rice

Participatory varietal selection (PVS) is a simple way for breeders and agronomists to learn which varieties perform well on-station and on-farm and to obtain feedback from the potential end users in the early phases of the breeding cycle.

Helpful insects, spiders, and pathogens

This booklet illustrates representative examples of some of the more common species of predators, parasites, and diseases of insect pests of rice.

Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia

This publication provides practical and comprehensive information to IPM workers in rice fields throughout tropical Asia.

Increasing productivity of intensive rice systems through site-specific nutrient management

This book summarizes research conducted from 1994 to 2001 to develop a new concept and the tools needed for site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) in irrigated rice systems and the tools needed for applying it in farmers’ fields.

Integrated Weed Management

The book covers critical topics for the principles and practice of integrated weed management (IWM) in the context of smallholder farming in the tropics, with emphasis on experiential and hands-on learning.

Management strategies for weedy rice in Asia

This publication describes various cultural weed management strategies, both preventive and cultural, to reduce the problem of weedy rice in direct-seeded rice systems. This information will help researchers and extension specialists to develop programs to manage weedy rice in rice production systems.

Practical field guide to weeds of rice in Asia, 2nd edition

This guide tried to collect practical information about some of the most common weeds of rice in Asia. The guide contains information about the botany, ecology, herbicide resistance, and cultural control of these species in a short text that should be easy to use in the field.

Rice-feeding insects and selected natural enemies in West Africa

This book provides the first comprehensive taxonomic keys to West African rice-feeding insects and their natural enemies. West African rice farmers face many constraints in their quest to increase rice production.

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