Rice Science

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Rice botany. 3. Rice growth and physiology. 4. Rice -- ecosystems. 5. Rice--agronomy. 6. Rice tillage and rice mechanization. 7. Rice -- irrigation management. 8. Rice -- nutrient management. 9. Rice -- weed management. 10. Rice -- pest and disease management. 11. Rice -- growth analysis. 12. Post-harvest technologies. 13. Rice products and by-products. 14. Soil sampling and soil testing. 15. Rice based cropping systems and constraints in rice production. 16. Hybrid rice. 17. Rice based integrated farming system. 18. Rice under organic farming. 19. Rice cultivation under problem soils. 20. Site Specific Delta Management System. 21. New methods of rice cultivation. 22. Precision farming. 23. Rice breeding and biotechnology. Appendix. Glossary. References.

From the Preface: "Agronomy deals with the principles and practices of crop production and soil management. In its broader sense, it includes crop ecology, crop production, crop nutrition, soil fertility, water management, weed control, seed technology etc. To be a good agronomist, one needs to have a sound knowledge of all these agronomic aspects and also some related aspects from other sciences. 

Rice continues to be the most important food source in the world, with about 20% of the global population depending on it as a staple food. A compilation of available information on rice has been a felt need of students, teachers, research workers and administrators in agronomy. This book is aimed at providing a comprehensive text on rice cultivation/production with major emphasis on rice based integrated farming system models, organic farming aspects, alternate cropping, new technologies like SRI, role of biotechnology etc., in an easily understandable manner. 

This book will help to enrich the knowledge of young researchers in various fields of agriculture and in particular, agronomy, as well as to the teachers and researchers of the Agricultural Universities/Research Organisations."