Publisher's Synopsis
Deepwater rice sustains millions of subsistence farmers in South and Southeast Asia and in West Africa. Only this particular species of rice can be grown during the monsoon season on the fertile plains and deltas of several of the world's great rivers. However yields of this crop have remained stagnant and the crop itself has been overlooked in the scramble to expand irrigated production of high-yielding varieties. The importance of this crop began to emerge in the 1970s. The first international seminar on deepwater rice was held at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) in 1974. Since then, the pace of research has quickened. This particular book can be used as an essential reference not only for current and future researchers, but also for agricultural administrators and planners. Dr Catling's emphasis on all aspects of the deepwater rice agroecosystem, including the human environment, and the preface given in the book to results of field studies over laboratory and greenhouse work, will be especially appreciated by the reader.;This book on deepwater rice is written for all those interested in rice and in Third World agriculture - especially agricultural planners, students and scientists.
