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Combined Application of Controlled‐Release Nitrogen and Bio‐Fertilizer Improves Yield, Quality, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Japonica Rice

Food and Energy Security
Bio‐fertilizer, as an environmentally friendly fertilizer, combined with the application of controlled‐release nitrogen (CRN), contributes to increasing rice yield.
Fangfu Xu, Gege Cui, Kailiang Mi, Yiyin Lu, Jinghao Guo, Haiyan Wei, Hongcheng Zhang, Haipeng Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 101, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 30, 2013

, 2013
sixteen pages : ill. ; page 17 x 10 3/4 in.A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with ...

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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 100, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2016

, 2016
twelve pages : ill. ; page 17 x 10 3/4 in.A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with ...

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Low Participation and Risk Reduction Potential of Supplemental Crop Insurance in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Federally subsidized crop insurance is a cornerstone of U.S. farm risk management, yet policies with the greatest share of participation only trigger indemnities after losses exceed 15%. Supplemental insurance was introduced to cover part of this deductible, but participation remains largely unchanged.
Francis Tsiboe, Hunter Biram, Amy Hagerman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection of Rice Cultivars with Superior Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism and Decreasing Transplanting Hill Spacing Are Crucial for Ensuring Food Security

Agriculture
Improving rice yield and optimizing rice quality are of great significance for ensuring food security. In modern rice production, mechanical transplanting has become the dominant transplanting method.
Yiyin Lu, Xinyue Liu, Kailiang Mi, Fangfu Xu, Hao Lu, Haipeng Zhang, Yanju Yang, Peiyuan Cui   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 99, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 2014

, 2014
twelve pages : ill. ; page 17 x 10 3/4 in.A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with ...

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U.S. Agriculture, Biofuel Markets, and Trade: Challenges and Opportunities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an enhanced Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model (GTAP‐BIO), this study assesses how the expansion in demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the reduction in exports of agricultural products induced by trade disputes negatively affect US agriculture.
Rayan Wolf, Farzad Taheripour
wiley   +1 more source

Varietal differences in stem assimilate translocation and lodging resistance of rice under reduced nitrogen input

Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment
The low translocation rate of stem assimilates and lodging under high nitrogen conditions are major factors limiting the realization of the yield potential of rice.
Guohui Li, Zijun Yang, Yan Zhang, Cheng Zhou, Chenhui Zhang, Jiwei Xu, Changjin Zhu, Ke Xu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 99, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 17, 2014

, 2014
twelve pages : ill. ; page 17 x 10 3/4 in.A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with ...

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