Rice

Sold out

the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (cag) recently unearthed a Rs 2,125 crore scam involving the Food Corporation of India (fci), under the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and

Publication Date:

14/06/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rice, Wheat, Exports, India

India

Rice with a human touch

Resistant to 13 herbicides

Publication Date:

14/06/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rice, Genetic Engineering, Scientists, Agricultural Science

Industry

Blast it

Genome of rice fungus mapped

Publication Date:

30/05/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agricultural Research, Pest Control, Rice, United States Of America (US), Agricultural Science

India

Golden dream

Rice variety to fight vitamin A deficiency

Publication Date:

14/05/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20050515

pp:

0

Tags:

Rice, Health Effects, Crop Biodiversity, United Kingdom (UK), United States Of America (US)

Agriculture

Rice Mapped

Throws open opportunities for better varieties

Publication Date:

30/03/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rice, China, Agricultural Science

India

Poor soil, global warming

The downside of using combine harvesters

Publication Date:

27/02/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Soil Capability, Agricultural Research, Rice, Wheat, Crop Residues, Global Warming, Waste Incineration, India

India

Indian aroma in Thai rice

Better variety of a Thai flavouring plant in India

Publication Date:

30/01/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20050131

pp:

0

Tags:

Rice, Thailand, India

Agriculture

Managing seasonal soil N-dynamics in rice wheat-rotation systems of Nepal

The rice-wheat annual double cropping system occupies an estimated 0.5 million hectares in Nepal where it provides food for about 23 million people. Current production levels of both rice and wheat are far below their reported potential with N-deficiency being the major production constraint.

Publication Date:

01/01/2005

Author(s): Keshab Raj Pande

Tags:

Soil Capability, Agriculture, Rice, Wheat, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Climate Change, Green House Gases, Biomass, Nepal

India

In short

staple shortage: Cambodia is faced with a severe drought that could lead to a shortage of rice, the country's staple food. "Some provinces will face a shortage of rice in the coming months,' Nhim

Publication Date:

30/12/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20041231

pp:

0

Tags:

Rice, Drought, Petrochemical Industry, Cambodia, India

Pesticides And Toxins

Pesticide residues in unpolished, polished and parboiled rice in Assam

Studied were conducted to monitor the terminal pesticide residues in unpolished, polished and parboiled rice. Fifteen rice varieties were collected from Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Titabar of Assam Agricultural University during 2002. Each variety was tested in terms of unpolished, polished and parboiled form, for the presence of pesticide residues.

Publication Date:

01/12/2004

Author(s): S C Deka, N Barman, A A L H Baruah

Source: Pesticide Research Journal

Vol:

16

Issue:

2

pp:

71

Tags:

Rice, DDT, Pesticides And Toxins, Endosulfan, Chlorpyriphos, Cypermethrin, Pesticide Residues, Assam