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Highland Paddy Rice systems
Upland Rice systems
Lowland Rice systems
Diversification options for the Uplands
Technology Transfer
Other Materials

 Highland Paddy Rice systems
Lowland Rice at high altitudes
Lowland Rice at high altitudes
Lao - 208KB .pdf | English - 41KB .pdf
Muang Nga and Mak Nye: Two traditional rice varieties that are resistant to gall midge.
Lao - 281KB.pdf | English - 75.4KB .pdf
Soybean
Growing soybean in lowland rice paddies during the dry season.
Lao - 293KB .pdf | English - 75KB .pdf
 
 Upland Rice systems
Rice Varieties


Two upland rice varieties suitable for short fallows.
Lao - 150KB .pdf | English - 74.6KB .pdf

Traditional upland rice varieties for intensive cropping.
Lao - 185KB .pdf | English - 74.6KB .pdf

 
Paper Mulberry trees


Paper Mulberry establishment
Lao - 367KB .pdf | English - 281KB .pdf

Paper Mulberry-upland rice systems
Lao - 239KB .pdf | English - 82.8KB .pdf


Pigeon pea: a crop to rotate with upland rice.
Lao - 96KB .pdf | English - 63KB .pdf

 
 Rainfed Lowland Rice
Nutrient management

Book - Nutrient Management in Rainfed Lowland Rice in the Lao PDR. Authors: Bruce Linquist and Pheng Sengxua. Lao - 2.75MB .pdf | English - 3.94 MB .pdf

NOTE: This book is delivered in .pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open. Given the size of the .pdf (3.8 MB), if you are on a slow dial-up connection to the Internet, your wait time for this document to completely download on your computer could be as great as 10 minutes.

Inorganic fertilizer management for transplanted rainfed lowland rice in Southeast Asia
English - 54KB .pdf
On-farm residue management for transplanted rainfed lowland rice in Southeast Asia
English - 59KB .pdf
Principles of integrated nutrient management for rainfed lowland rice in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos and Thailand)
English - 97KB .pdf

   

Increasing yield in lowland rice

Lao - 112KB .pdf | English - 146KB .pdf
   

Seed multiplication of lowland rice

Lao - 205KB .pdf | English - 226KB .pdf
   
 Diversification options for the Uplands
Fruit trees

Fruit trees care
Lao - 111KB .pdf | English - 175KB .pdf

Fruit trees establishment
Lao - 109KB .pdf | English - 173KB .pdf
 
Soybean

Soybean: Introduction
Lao - 236KB.pdf | English - 77.8KB .pdf


Soybean in the wet season
Lao - 267KB .pdf | English - 79KB .pdf

 
Stylosanthes guianensis

Growing Stylosanthes guianensis: an ideal forage legume for Laos (Material from CIAT and NAFRI. Primary contact P Horne)

1. What is it and how can it help? English - 181 KB .pdf
2. How do you manage and grow Stylo? English - 140 KB .pdf
3. What are the main problems of Stylo? English - 161 KB .pdf

   
 Technology Transfer
   
Poster advertising the Laos radio soap opera series on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles and practices for rice farmers in Laos
Guidelines for evaluating and introducing new rice varieties with farmers
The goal of introducing new varieties is to increase variety choice and diversity in farmers' fields, not to replace all varieties being grown by a farmer. Farmers plant several varieties because they want: to spread out labor demands, varieties for certain soil types, or special quality characteristics (i.e. black or aromatic rice). English - 51KB .pdf
   

Entertainment education

Lao - 287KB .pdf | English - 263KB .pdf
   
 Other Materials
   

Post harvest technology

Lao - 304KB .pdf | English - 359KB .pdf
   

Protecting and controlling rodents

Lao - 351KB .pdf | English - 256KB .pdf
   

Rice varietal improvement and multiplication

Lao - 125KB .pdf | English - 91KB .pdf
 
 
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