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Diversified rice farms with vegetable plots and flower strips are associated with fewer pesticide applications in the Philippines

Diversified rice farms with vegetable plots and flower strips are associated with fewer pesticide applications in the Philippines

November 2, 2023

by Finbarr G. Horgan, Enrique A. Mundaca, Buyung A. R. Hadi, and Eduardo Crisol-Martínez The high use...

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Irrigating with cooler water does not reverse high temperature impact on grain yield and quality in hybrid rice

Irrigating with cooler water does not reverse high temperature impact on grain yield and quality in hybrid rice

October 11, 2023

by Wanju Shi, Xinzhen Zhang, Juan Yang et al. High temperatures cause significant yield losses in major...

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Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties

Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties

September 25, 2023

by Kenneth L. McNally and Amelia Henry Traditional rice varieties have been critical for developing improved stress-tolerant...

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Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

September 18, 2023

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Divya Gupta, Raja Sekhar G, Sarvesh Shukla, Anirban Nath, and Varsha Singh...

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New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

August 23, 2023

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Tahmina Nahar, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Saidul Islam The Haor Region has been...

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Mid-infrared spectroscopy: An effective tool to enhance the Soil Health Card scheme in India

Mid-infrared spectroscopy: An effective tool to enhance the Soil Health Card scheme in India

August 7, 2023

by Debabrata Nath, Panneerselvam Peramaiyan, and Virender Kumar Periodically assessing the soil’s health is very important to...

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The farmers who till the harsh coastal lands of Bangladesh and the salt-tolerant rice varieties that changed their story

The farmers who till the harsh coastal lands of Bangladesh and the salt-tolerant rice varieties that changed their story

August 1, 2023

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Tahmina Akter, and Swati Nayak Rice cultivation in the salt flats of southern...

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Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods

Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods

July 18, 2023

by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, Iftikar Wasim and N.C. Banik Bikram Palatasingh. a smallholder farmer in...

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Deep sowing of dry direct-seeded rice: cultivar differences in seedling establishment and grain yield

Deep sowing of dry direct-seeded rice: cultivar differences in seedling establishment and grain yield

May 29, 2023

by Noriko Kanno, Ricardo Garcia, Roel R. Suralta, Aurora M. Corales, Crisanta S. Bueno, Niño P.M.C Banayo,...

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Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

May 15, 2023

by Amlan Biswas, Md. Safiul Islam Afrad, Muhammad Ziaul Hoque, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Muhammad Ashraful Habib,...

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