Fluridone widens Palmer pigweed control options for rice growers, but stick to the label, Arkansas research indicates.

The rice paddy itself requires a large part of that maintenance. It is flooded with water that must be kept at a constant level, just below the height that would keep rice seedlings from growing ...

When soil in a rice paddy is waterlogged, oxygen gets depleted, causing the soil bacteria to rely further on arsenic to generate energy. The end result is more arsenic building up in the rice ...

Sri Lanka could very easily be self-sufficient in rice. Paddy cultivation is an essential sector like energy as this is the staple food of the whole country. The Government should engage in ...

There is an abundance of historical data available on the extent of land cultivation and the amount of paddy harvested based on well-established yields per unit area. Separate sets of statistics cover ...

Vice President and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, has assured rice farmers in Region Two that steps will be taken to assist them with the struggle to find ...

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday began spraying rice fields in Region Six to address the paddy bug issue, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported. The paddy bug infestation has ...

It is a double whammy for the JVP; both rice consumers and paddy farmers are demanding that their competing interests be addressed. Rice growers are threatening to march on Colombo and stage what they ...