Ricecheck, an extension program for rice developed by the NSW Department of Primary Industries, is based on eight best … management practice recommendations (“key checksâ€) considered essential for achieving high yields. The program comprises … information on the impact of the best management practices on crop yields and farm profitability. In this paper, the economic …

The occurrence of low night temperatures during reproductive development is one of the factors most limiting rice … yields in southern Australia. Yield losses due to cold temperature are the result of incomplete pollen formation and … subsequent floret sterility. Researchers have found that in 75% of years, rice farmers suffer losses between 0.5 and 2.5 t …

Nitrogen is a crucial input for the efficient production of rice and is generally applied in two split treatments …, before flooding the rice paddocks at sowing time and within a week after the beginning of the panicle initiation stage. There … of this study was to first value the information to growers provided by a nitrogen test for soils of rice paddocks and …