Author | : M. A. Arraudeau |
File Size | : 44,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Int. Rice Res. Inst. |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 06 May 1988 |
ISBN | : 9789711041700 |
Pages | : 292 pages |
A Farmer s Primer on Growing Upland Rice by M. A. Arraudeau Book PDF Summary
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.