Chinese super hybrid rice breeding project has developed many new varieties with great
yield potential. It is controversial which yield component should be emphasized in super …

System of rice intensification (SRI) is a new method of rice (Oryza sativa L.) culture. This is
an environment and ecology benign method that increases productivity and resource-use …

Agriculture occupies an important place in improving the living standards of farmers in
Pakistan. About 90% of farm earnings rely on the cultivation of sugar, fibre, cereals and …

With the development of hybrid rice cultivars and mechanized planting technologies, it is
hypothesized that the grain yield and nitrogen (N) use efficiency of mechanically …

Field experiments were conducted over two growing seasons to investigate the effects of
variations in water regime and planting pattern on the growth of rice plant roots and shoots …

By the year 2050, the global human population is predicted to increase by 2.5 billion
reaching 9.6 billion people. To feed the world's 9.6 billion people, the Food and Agriculture …

Effects of organic (Italian ryegrass and Bokashi) and chemical fertilizer on growth, yield, and
grain quality of rice (Oryza sativa L.) were compared under different planting densities in …

Field experiments were conducted on a Typic Hapludoll (Mollisols) soil in the Indo-Gangetic
Plains of India during the 2008 and 2009 rainy seasons to (1) find out the effect of irrigation …

Increasing demand for cereals produced from limited natural resources stimulated the Green
Revolution in grain crops like wheat and rice. But the gap between potential and actual …

Mechanical hill direct seeding of hybrid rice could be the way to solve the problems of high
seeding rates and uneven plant establishment now faced in direct seeded rice; however, it is …