Enhancing the Performance of Direct Seeded Fine Rice by Seed Priming

Higher water requirements and increasing labor costs are the major problems of the traditional rice production system. Direct seeded rice culture, growing rice without standing water, can be an attractive alternate. However, poor emergence and seedling establishment, and weed infestation are the mai...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Farooq, S. M. A. Basra, R. Tabassum, I. Afzal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2006-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.9.446