IR42: a rice type for small farmers of south and southeast Asia

Ponnamperuma, F.N. (1979) IR42: a rice type for small farmers of south and southeast Asia. Other. IRRI, Philippines.

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Abstract

The new rice cv. IR42 is described; it outyielded most other IRRI cv. and in the wet and dry seasons of 1978 yielded 4.8 and 5.1 t/ha, resp. with no N applied and 5.7 and 6.7 t/ha, resp. with application of 60 kg N/ha at IRRI. Under saline, coastal saline, alkaline and Fe-toxic soils it yielded 5.6, 4.3, 4.5 and 4.3 t/ha, resp. In tests in S. and SE Asia it outyielded IR8 and ranked among the 3 highest-yielding cv

Item Type:	Monograph (Other)
Author Affiliation:	IRRI, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Subjects:	Crop Improvement
Divisions:	Other Crops
Depositing User:	Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2012 05:46
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2012 05:46
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8447

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