Rice (Oryza sativa L.), is an important cereal crop grown within central, western and coast region of Kenya. Despite annual rice consumption being higher than maize (Kenya’s staple food), the country is unable to meet an annual demand of 0.55 million tons and depends on imports t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i130406
Cereals occupy an important place in the consumption patterns of Senegalese populations. Among these cereals, rice and maize are expected to play a dominant role in the country's food security due to their importance in terms of the area sown. This study examines the determinants...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i130514
This study aims to study the climate change pattern, assess the situation of climate change, finding the influences of climate change on the production of rice, estimating a model between climate change and rice production in Bangladesh. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Generalized...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i130336
Aims: The research aimed to study the interaction between Jajar Legowo method and silica fertilizer doses to growth and yield of rice. Study Design: Factorial design in Completely randomized design Place and Duration of Study: The research was conducted in farmer’s rice field in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i130106
The improvement of saline and sodic soils aims to reduce the dissolved salts in the soil solution. In this context, an integrated management approach is required, which not only improves its effectiveness in improving soil properties but also increases water productivity and yiel...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i130402
Aims: Arsenic (As) contamination in rice is at alarming level as majority of rice growing regions in India are As contaminated. Present investigation is designed to study the better understanding of the physiological and biochemical mechanisms in the amount of chlorophyll change...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230318
Aims: For prevention and management of type II diabetes among rice eating population, consumption of rice with lower Glycemic Index (GI) is highly desirable as low GI food decreases plasma glucose levels and plasma insulin demand. As there is paucity of information on the GIs of...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430343
System of rice intensification (SRI) is a novel technological approach aimed at improving rice productivity using environmental-friendly and cost-effective agronomic practices. Although its utility has been demonstrated in several settings in sub-Saharan Africa, its implementatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i1230624
Rice has become the second most important cereal crop and a primary staple food in Ghana. However, domestic rice production falls below its demand, resulting in over 50% rice import per annum. The Government of Ghana has responded by introducing policies to intensify domestic ric...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4531158
A field experiment was conducted during 2011-12 to evaluate the efficiency of varying nitrogen fertilizer rates on growth and yield parameters, along with nitrogen use efficiency with two nitrogen levels 60 and 120 kg N ha-1 as main treatments and twenty six rice genotypes as sub...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4831211
The aim of the study was to determine the genotype x environment interaction and stability performance of fifteen rice hybrids in three different production seasons during 2016, 2017 at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal, Telangana. Data was subjected to the additi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4831214
Field experiments were conducted for development and evaluation of aerobic rice hybrids during2015-16 to 2016-17 years. In the first experiment sufficient amount of variability was observed for grain yield per plant and its components among 125 genotypes evaluated in aerobic cond...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4831230
Character association and path coefficients for sixteen different yield and yield-contributing traits were evaluated for 112 rice genotypes at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during Kharif-2019. The experiment was conducted in alpha lattice design and observations were recorde...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4831275
A field experiment was conducted at the farm of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during kharif season (Spring) to study the effect of eco-friendly management practices on quality characteristics of transplanted lowland rice. Rice CO(R) 48 was used as a test variety....
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230296
The study was conducted to know the knowledge and adoption level of plant protection measures against blast disease among 80 respondent paddy growers in the blocks of North and South 24 Parganas of Sundarbans. About 48.75% of the respondents had medium knowledge. Majority of the...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i1230314