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Aerobic rice: crop performance and water use efficiency

Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, 2011
Rice (Oryza sativa) production largely depends on traditional flooded rice systems whose sustainability is threatened by a progressive decrease in water availability and a constant increase in rice demand due to strong demographic boom in world ...
Chiara Grassi, Bas Antonio Maria Bouman, Ambrocio Rellegue Castañeda, Marco Manzelli, Vincenzo Vecchio   +4 more
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Nitrogen Management in Flooded Rice

, 1982
This article 'Nitrogen Management in Flooded Rice' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping
Mishra, B., Sharma, R. D.
openaire   +1 more source

Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of film mulched cultivation on growth and some physiological characteristics of rice

浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2002
Growth response and some physiological characteristics of rice were investigated for plastic film mulched rice and conventional flooded rice in field condition.
LU Xing-hua, WU Liang-huan, LIU Ming, YANG Lian-feng   +3 more
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Extreme Weather Events and Consumer Food Responses

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer food responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which affected a swath of the Southeastern U.S. in 2024. Using representative consumer survey data from six affected states, we analyze 10 distinct food responses classified into ex ante and ex post responses, and examine their associations with food insufficiency
Ahmad Zia Wahdat, Joseph Balagtas
wiley   +1 more source

POSSIBILITY OF AMMONIUM NITRATE APPLICATION TO FLOODED RICE SOILS [PDF]

Journal of Plant Production, 2016
The rice plant is capable of using both ammonium and nitrate forms of nitrogen, but fertilizers containing nitrate nitrogen are inefficient because nitrate is lost by leaching or denitrification in flooded rice soils. But, sometimes farmers are forced to
E. Naeem
doaj   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Planting Density on Grain Yield and Water Productivity of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Grown in Flooded and Non-flooded Fields in Japan

Plant Production Science, 2006
The effect of planting density on grain yield and water productivity was evaluated in rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in non-flooded lowland fields in Japan in comparison with flooded fields. One rice cultivar, IR24 was grown both in flooded and non-flooded
Satoshi Hayashi, Akihiko Kamoshita, Junko Yamagishi   +2 more
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Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto, Ruggiero Rippo, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri, Roberta Raffaelli, Simone Cerroni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of floods on rice production in West Africa: Micro-evidence from Benin

Sustainable Environment
Floods are a climatic risk that can result in significant yield losses for smallholder farmers. In this study, the impacts of the 2012 floods on rice productivity in Benin were investigated. A socioeconomic and productivity survey of 150 rice farmers was
Alice Bonou, Janvier Egah, Ghislain B. D. Aihounton   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source