this study aimed to investigate the concentrations of two heavy metals, lead and cadmium, in the water of zayandehroud river which is surrounded by zarinshahr rice farms. water was sampled from a depth of 30 cm during june, july and august 2015, i.e. during the process of planting, growing and after harvesting, in three stations. water was collected from three points; 20m before the farms, besi...

Ecological engineering is defined as the design of sustainable ecosystems for benefit both human society and environment. In Southeast Asia, researchers have applied ecological by diversifying farms using flower strips to restore regulatory services rice thereby reduce herbivore-related yield losses overall pesticide use. We conducted a survey 302 farmers across four regions Philippines assess ...

Poor adaptation to climate change is a major threat to sustainable rice production in Nigeria. Determinants of appropriate climate-change adaptation strategies used by rice farmers in Southwestern Nigeria have not been fully investigated. In this study, the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies used by rice farmers in Southwestern Nigeria were investigated. Data were obtained thr...

Rice flour, corn flour and deoiled rice bran blends were used to prepare ready-to-eat extrudates

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Cereals–soybean intercropping is not well studied, despite the importance of these crops in increasing agricultural profitability and ensuring nutritional food security Southeast Asia. We compared different practices (IPs) with monocropping (MPs) for their yield economic performance by small-scale farms without mechanization. The treatments were IPs rice–maize, rice–soybean, or maize–soybean MP...

About 70% of the rain-fed lowland rice farms in Nigeria are prone to seasonal flooding, which is a major constraint to rice production in some major rice producing areas. Each year that there is flooding, rice farmers in these parts of the country lose their entire crop. This research focuses on developing a submergence tolerant rice variety to overcome crop loss due to flooding. A study of the...