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Economic Analysis of Breeding for Improved Cold Tolerance in Rice in Australia
Singh, Rajinder Pal; Brennan, John P.; Farrell, Tim; … - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
The occurrence of low night temperatures during reproductive development is one of the factors most limiting rice … subsequent floret sterility. Researchers have found that in 75% of years, rice farmers suffer losses between 0.5 and 2.5 t … using those genotypes as parent material, develop cold tolerance varieties of rice. A yield simulation model was used to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010882878
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nternational Workshop on Nutrient Balances for Sustainable Agricultural Production and Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 20-22 February 2001: select...
Noble, Andrew D.; Lefroy, Rod D.B. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010921491
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An Economic Risk Analysis of Tillage and Cropping Systems on the Arkansas Grand Prairie
Hignight, Jeffrey A.; Watkins, K. Bradley; Anders, Merle M. - 2010
rice producers in Arkansas practice NT. The low adoption rate is most likely due to difficulties in management but also … limited information on the profitability and risk of NT. Most rice producers are knowledgeable on NT costs savings but … yields, and economic risk of both NT and CT in five rice-based cropping systems (continuous rice, rice-soybean, rice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446518
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Environment and livelihoods in tropical coastal zones: managing agriculture, fishery, aquaculture conflicts.
Tuong, To Phuc; Gowing, John W.; Hardy, Bill - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010910236
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Farming Adaptation to Environmental Change in Coastal Bangladesh: Shrimp Culture versus Crop Diversification
Kabir, Md. Jahangir; Cramb, Rob; Alauddin, Mohammad - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2015
Farming in coastal Bangladesh includes rice/shrimp and rice/non-rice cropping systems. The former has been highly … adverse impacts on rice cropping and the local environment. From 2009, farmers adapted the system by changing the pond (gher …) infrastructure, adopting delayed planting of a saline-tolerant rice cultivar, flushing out accumulated salt with freshwater during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011275464
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Gender analysis and reform of irrigation management: concepts, cases, and gaps in knowledge; Proceedings of the Workshop of Gender and Water, 15-19 September 1997, Habarana, Sri La...
Baviskar, Shirish - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009398450
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Analysis of Participation in Multifunctional Agriculture: U.S. Rice Farms
Tur Cardona, Juan; Wailes, Eric J.; Dixon, Bruce L.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
Multifunctional agriculture is particularly fundamental to some working lands conservation policies and programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), Conservation Security Program (CSP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP). Farmers can also be engaged in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421028
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Analysis of Participation in Multifunctional Agriculture: U.S. Rice Farms
Tur Cardona, Juan; Wailes, Eric J.; Dixon, Bruce L.; … - Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, … - 2012
Multifunctional agriculture is particularly fundamental to some working lands conservation policies and programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), Conservation Security Program (CSP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP). Farmers can also be engaged in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645962
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An Economic Risk Analysis of Tillage and Cropping Systems on the Arkansas Grand Prairie
Hignight, Jeffrey A.; Watkins, K. Bradley; Anders, Merle M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010
rice producers in Arkansas practice NT. The low adoption rate is most likely due to difficulties in management but also … limited information on the profitability and risk of NT. Most rice producers are knowledgeable on NT costs savings but … yields, and economic risk of both NT and CT in five rice-based cropping systems (continuous rice, rice-soybean, rice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922456