Rice research in Asia : progress and priorities /

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Imprint:Wallingford, UK : CAB International in association with the International Rice Research Institute, c1996.
Description:xi, 418 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5018188
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Other authors / contributors:Evenson, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1934-
Herdt, Robert W., 1939-
Hossain, Mahabub, 1945-
C.A.B. International.
International Rice Research Institute.
ISBN:0851989977
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Priorities for Rice Research: Introduction
  • 2. Recent Developments in the Asian Rice Economy: Challenges for Rice Research
  • 3. Rice Ecosystems Analysis for Research Prioritation
  • 4. Prospects and Approaches to Increasing the Genetic Yield of Rice
  • 5. The Economic Principles of Research Resource Allocation
  • 6. Priority Setting Methods
  • 7. Prioritizing the Rice Research Agenda for Eastern India
  • 8. Yield Gaps, Production Losses and Priority Research Problem Areas in West Bengal, India
  • 9. Constraints to Higher Rice Yields in Different Rice Production Environments and Prioritization for Rice Research in Southern India
  • 10. Rice Production Constraints in China
  • 11. Rice Production Constraints in Bangladesh: Implications for Further Research Priorities
  • 12. Rice Research in Nepal: Current State and Future Priorities
  • 13. Rice Research Priorities in Thailand
  • 14. Constraints in Growth in Rice Production in the Philippines
  • 15. Rice Production Losses from Pests in Indonesia
  • 16. Technical Issues in Using Crop Loss Data for Research Prioritization
  • 17. Yield Loss Due to Drought, Cold and Submergence in Asia
  • 18. Inter-Country Comparison of Insect and Disease Losses
  • 19. Priorities for Weed Science Research
  • 20. The Economic Impact of Rice Blast Disease in China
  • 21. An Application of Priority Setting Methods to the Rice Biotechnology Program
  • 22. Rice Research Priorities: An Application
  • 23. Summary, Conclusions and Implications