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.

Hybrid Rice Breeding Manual
Hybrid Rice Breeding Manual

Author: S. S. Virmani

Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9712201031

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Heterosis breeding and hybrid rice; Male sterility systems in rice; Organization of hybrid rice breeding program using CMS system; Source nursery; CMS maintenance and evaluation nursery; Testcross nursery; Restorer purification nursery; Backcross nursery; Combining ability nursery; Breeding rice hybrids with TGMS system; Nucleus and breeder seed production of A, B, R, and TGMS lines; Seed production of experimental rice hybrids; Evaluation of experimental rice hybrids; Improvement of parental lines; Methods of enhancing the levels of heterosis; Quality assurance procedures in hybrid rice breeding.

Rice Production in Cambodia
Rice Production in Cambodia

Author: Harry J. Nesbitt

Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9712201007

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Rice in the Cambodian economy: past and present; Topography, climate, and rice production; Soils and rice; Rice-based farming systems; Rice ecosystems and varieties; Pest management in rice; Farm mechanization; Capture and culture ricefield fisheries in Cambodia; Constraints to rice production and strategies for improvement.

Prune Production Manual
Prune Production Manual

Author: Richard P. Buchner

Publisher: UCANR Publications

Published: 2012-05-16

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1601077025

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Written in easy-to-read non-technical language, this manual is the perfect field application guide. Inside you’ll find the professionalism, expertise and science-based answers you’ve come to expect from the University of California—with contributions from more than 40 Cooperative Extension professionals, UC faculty, USDA scientists, and highly skilled prune industry experts.

Chapters include:
An industry overview
A detailed description of prune biology
Information on understanding soils, varieties, irrigation and fertilization
Pest management techniques
A lesson on harvest and postharvest management

The breadth of expertise and knowledge contained in the 320 pages of this manual, along with the more than 300 photos and 56 color illustrations make this one of the most comprehensive prune production manuals in the world.

A Manual of Rice Seed Health Testing
A Manual of Rice Seed Health Testing

Author: T. W. Mew

Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 9712200493

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Rice seed health and quarantine; The rice plant and its environment; Equipment; Samples and sampling; dry seed inspection; Fungi; Bacteria; Nematodes; Viruses and mycoplasmalike organisms; Field inspection; Seed treatment; Weed seed; Insect pests; Fungal pathogens; Bacterial pathogens; Nematode pest; Organisms causing grain discoloration and damage.

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.

Almond Production Manual
Almond Production Manual

Author: Warren C. Micke

Publisher: UCANR Publications

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781879906228

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Provides information on all stages of almond production, from planting and developing new orchards to managing bearing orchards and harvesting and handling the crop. Written by more than 50 UC experts, the manual's information is practical and suited to field application. More than 80 color photos.

Raisin Production Manual
Raisin Production Manual

Author: L. Peter Christensen

Publisher: UCANR Publications

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781879906440

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Over 80 years of UC research plus industry and grower experience and innovation are brought together in this production manual. Covers all aspects of the California system of raisin production from vineyard planting and development, pest management, cultural practices, harvesting, drying, handling, and economic considerations, to inspection and marketing. Chapters on grapevine physiology, growth and development, fruitfulness, fruit ripening and drying, characteristics, and raisin quality factors reveal the latest in technology and best practices. This 280 page manual is illustrated with 86 color and black and white photographs, 44 tables, and 72 graphs and line drawings. A detailed appendix outlines resources and organizations in the California raisin industry.