Aerobic rice systems can substitute the conventional rice cultivation system in the wake of
water shortage and energy crises. The major constraint in the success of aerobic rice is high …

Rice (Oryza spp.) is an important food crop and plays an essential role in food security in the
Sahel region in West Africa. The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Regional Station for the …

If future rice production is to contribute to food security for the increasing population of sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), effective strategies are needed to control weeds, the crop's fiercest …

With emerging water scarcity and rising fertilizer prices, optimising future water use while
maintaining yield and nutrient efficiency in irrigated rice is crucial. Alternate wetting and …

Rice is an increasingly important commodity in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, the rice
yield gap is as high as 87%, due to a combination of production constraints and sub-optimal …

Irrigated rice farming is crucial for meeting the growing rice demand and ensuring global
food security. Yet, its substantial water demand poses a significant challenge in light of …

Competition from weeds is the most important yield reducing factor in African rice production
systems. Generally important weed management practices in rice are controlled flooding …

Time requirements, weed control efficacy, and yield effects of three labor-saving weed
technologies were tested against hand weeding during three seasons in 2012 and 2013 …

Weed control in paddy fields is a worldwide problem and mechanical weeding will become
a major weeding method in non-chemical weeding. A mechanical weeder was designed …

Early season flash flooding and submergence greatly impair rice production in the rainfed
lowlands of West Africa. Here, rice establishment is by transplanting into puddled soil. Crops …