Rice in the Tropics
Rice in the Tropics

Author: Robert Flint Chandler

Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0891583629

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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.

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.

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9711041707

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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.

International Rice Research
International Rice Research

Author: International Rice Research Institute

Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 9711041308

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Rice and the role of IRRI; IRRI and national programs; Genetic resources; Varietal improment; Advances in rice production technology; Integrating rice technology into farmers' production systems; Impact of modern rice technology; Training and communication.

Education for Agriculture
Education for Agriculture

Author:

Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 971104126X

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Training implications of recent progress in rice research; Status, constraints, and challenges of education at agricultural colleges and universities; The international agricultural research centers and agricultural education in developing countries; Agricultural training at IRRI; Status of agricultural education and challenges for intenational agencies; Human resource development issues in agriculture; Status and thrusts of education for agriculture in India; Research and training at the agency for agricultural research and development in Indonesia; Agricultural education in Thailand: system and problems; Private sector involvement in agricultural training; Agricultural education: views of Indian farmers; Korean farmers' views of education for agriculture; Agricultue graduates and agricultural education in the coming decade; Special needs of women in agricultural education; Follow-up: an essential element in training agricultural workers; Systems of agricultural extension; Patterns and trends in information dissemination; Computers in education: the revolution; Overcoming language barriers: autotutorial modules and copublication.

Fundamentals of Rice Crop Science
Fundamentals of Rice Crop Science

Author: Shouichi Yoshida

Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9711040522

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Growth and development of the rice plant. Climatic environments and its influence. Mineral nutrition of rice. Nutritional disorders. Photosynthesis and respiration. Rice plant characters in relation to yielding ability. Physiological analysis of rice yield.

Progress in Upland Rice Research
Progress in Upland Rice Research

Author: International Rice Research Institute

Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 9711041502

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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.