A critical assessment of the system of rice intensification (SRI)

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-281

  Dobermann, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Rice; Root system; System of rice intensification; Water management; Yield potential

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; RICE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 1042290548     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(03)00087-8     Document Type: Review

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