Report on the Survey on Cost of Production of Paddy


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Report on a survey of the production costs of rice in Sri Lanka. Statistical tables.




Rice Production in Sri Lanka


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Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security, and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, June 9-11, 2009. Volume 1. Irrigation for food security


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Contributed papers presented at the conference organized by International Water Management Institute, Irrigation Dept., Dept. of Agriculture, and Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute.







Direct Seeded Flooded Rice in the Tropics


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Status and prospects of direct seeded flooded rice in tropical Asia; Concepts for a new plant type for direct seeded flooded tropical rice; Rationale for a low-tillering rice plant type with high-density grains; Direct seeding practices in India; Research status and prospects of direct seeded rice in Korea; Direct seeding practices for rice in Sri Lanka; Direct seeded rice in the temperate climates of Australia, Italy, and the United States; Germination and crop establishment of direct seeded rice in the south of France; Problems with continuous seeding of rice in Malaysia; Field leveling and direct seeding methods for rice in Portugal; Direct seeding methods for rice in Venezuela; Fertilizer management in broadcast-seeded rice in Egypt; Using GA3, seed treatment in direct seeded rice in southern USA; Research priorities for direct seeded rice in the tropics.







Rice Revolution in Sri Lanka


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An overview; Locality studies; The minipe colonization scheme; Ussapitiya Village; Palannoruwa Village (Western Province); Palamunai Village.