Side-stepped by the green revolution: farmers` traditional rice cultivars in the uplands and rainfed lowlands
SINCE THE mid-1960s, rice farmers in the irrigated areas of Asia have rapidly adopted `Green Revolution` rices because of their responsiveness to nitrogen fertilizer and their higher yields, shorter crop duration, and shorter stature. Such cultivars were well suited to systems with good water contro...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Intermediate Technology Publications (ITP)
1999
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55142 |
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