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. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines.

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Abstract

Small farmers of South and Southeast Asia often lack the resources to provide the water control and the management inputs needed to get high yields with modern rice varieties. To join the green revolution in rice, they need modern varieties with built-in tolerance for adverse environmental factors such as too little or too much water, diseases and insects, nutrient deficiencies, and soil toxicities...

Item Type: Monograph (Other)
Author Affiliation: Principal Soil Chemist, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Subjects: Crop Improvement > Genetics/Genomics
Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding
Divisions: Other Crops
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 01 Nov 2012 05:44
Last Modified: 01 Nov 2012 05:44
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8626

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