An opportunity for increasing factor productivity for rice cultivation in The Gambia through SRI

Paddy and Water Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-135

  Ceesay, Mustapha ^a  

^a National Agricultural Research Institute   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Rice profitability; Rice yield; System of Rice Intensification; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESS; AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CLIMATE EFFECTS; CROPPING SEASONS; DRY SPELLS; EXTERNAL INPUT; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT; FIELD EVALUATION; FUEL PRICES; GRAIN PRODUCTION; GRAIN YIELD; INORGANIC FERTILIZERS; INPUT COSTS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NET RETURN; PLANT GROWTH; PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES; PRODUCTION COST; RICE CULTIVATION; RICE PLANTS; RICE PRODUCTION; RICE PROFITABILITY; RICE ROOTS; RICE YIELD; SOIL AND WATER; SOIL MICROFLORA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATIONS; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SHORTAGES; YIELD INCREASE;

COSTS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; SOILS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

EID: 79952448714     PISSN: 16112490     EISSN: 16112504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10333-010-0235-1     Document Type: Article

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