Rice in India: Present status and strategies to boost its production through hybrids

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-39

  Wanjari, R H ^a   Mandal, K G ^a   Ghosh, P K ^a   Adhikari, Tapan ^a   Rao, N H ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

^b National Academy of Agricultural Research Management India   (India)

Author keywords

Agro techniques; Economics; Grain quality; Hybrid rice; India; Seed productions

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CULTIVATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; RICE; SEED PRODUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745686654     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v28n01_04     Document Type: Article

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