Step-by-step guide to higher rice yields-- recommendations for rice farmers and extension officers.
The author, a plant pathologist, conceived the idea for the original primer while teaching rice production courses at IRRI. He became aware of the lack of simple but precisely written information that clearly explained good-rice growing practices.
The original edition of this manual focused on problems in Asia, the revision also identifies common problems in Africa and Latin America.
This booklet illustrates representative examples of some of the more common species of predators, parasites, and diseases of insect pests of rice.
Best Management Practices for rainfed lowland rice in Lao PDR
Helpful insects, spiders, and pathogens (Lao)
Field problems of tropical rice (Lao)
A Farmer's Primer on Growing Rice (Lao)
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