Comparison of conventional puddling and dry tillage in rice–wheat system

In many parts of Asia, rice is transplanted in puddled fields and after the harvest of this crop wheat is grown. This traditional method of growing rice may have deleterious effect on the growth of the subsequent crop in a rice–wheat cropping system. Wheat crop was planted in the same plots following a rice crop to evaluate the residual effects of various tillage treatments suitable for rice on the growth of the subsequent crop. Rice cultivar Super-basmati was grown in summer and wheat cultivar Auqab-2000 in autumn after rice. Four treatments were used to grow rice viz. transplanting in continuously flooded conditions (TRF), transplanting with intermittent flooding and drying (TRI), direct seeded using dry seeds (DSR) and direct seeded using primed seeds (DSP). Traditional puddling tillage system was followed in TRF and TRI, while for DSR and DSP, dry tillage system was followed. For convenience, the abbreviations of the rice treatments were used to indicate the same plots during the wheat crop. For the rice crop, tiller number, fertile tillers, kernel and straw yield, and harvest index were significantly better with transplanted treatments (TRI and TRF) than the direct seeded treatments. TRI also gave a yield advantage of 5% over TRF. For wheat, crop following direct seeded rice was better than transplanting. This study suggests that intermittent irrigation in the traditional puddling tillage system and DSP dry tillage system are the promising alternatives that may be opted.     

Seed performance of Russet Burbank potatoes

A three-year study of three planting dates and four harvest dates of Russet Burbank seed potatoes was made to determine their effect on plant vigor, virus leaf roll infection, yield, size distribution and quality. Yields decreased significantly with delayed harvest of the seed crop. The incidence of late season virus leaf roll based on visual symptoms increased significantly with delayed harvests. The risk of a late season virus leaf roll infection increased when a later harvest was combined with a late planting. Seed taken from the earlier harvested plots consistently had earlier and more uniform emergence, the greatest vigor and the highest yields. The effect of planting date and harvest date had little effect on size distribution and no effect on specific gravity.     

太湖稻区机插稻高产关键技术研究

对机插育秧专用肥、播种量、播栽期、栽插密度、氮肥等进行试验示范,结果表明,机插稻获得大面积产量650 kg∕667 m^2,采用育秧基质和机插秧育秧专用肥、常规粳稻播种量干谷100～120 g/盘、湿谷120～150 g/盘,正常育秧肥用量适宜播栽季节,秧龄在18～20 d,可培育适于机插的壮秧;在每667 m^2插足1.8万穴,基本苗6万左右;同时要适期栽插,一般在6月10～20日栽插;适施氮肥,氮肥运筹前后比例以6：4较适宜,有利于足穗、大穗实现优质高产。     

有机栽培条件下不同机械种植方式对香稻产量、品质以及香气的影响

可持续发展农业和有机栽培越来越受到人们的关注。以常规香稻品种19香为试验材料,研究了有机栽培条件下不同机械种植方式（DD,旱插秧机旱插秧;DW,水插秧机旱插秧;D,机械旱直播;CK,常规水插秧）对香稻品种产量、品质及香气的影响。结果表明,与CK相比,DD处理水稻有效穗数、每穗粒数、结实率、千粒重和产量均无明显差异,D处理水稻产量显著下降;DD、DW和D处理的水稻香气合成关键基因BADH2表达受到抑制,从而明显提高了稻米香气,其中,DD处理香气物质（2-乙酰-1-吡咯啉）含量最高。综上所述,旱插秧机旱插秧适宜作为有机栽培条件下机械种植方式。     

闽西山区再生稻品种筛选试验及高产栽培技术

针对福建省武平县部分稻田光温资源种植水稻一季有余、两季不足的问题,在进行品种对比试验的基础上,筛选出了适宜武平作再生稻栽培的天优3301等高产品种,并对这些品种作再生稻进行高产栽培示范和最佳播种期比较试验,总结了"早播中稻-再生稻"高产栽培技术。     

播期对春玉米生长发育、产量及水分利用的影响

以郑单958和鲁单984为材料,研究了两个播期条件下春玉米的生长发育、产量形成和水分利用情况。结果表明：播期对春玉米生长发育和产量影响显著,且品种间表现趋势一致。晚播春玉米生育期缩短,在各时期叶面积指数和干物质积累均显著高于早播春玉米。晚播春玉米产量(干重)提高,粒重在播期间、品种间差异均不显著。晚播春玉米穗粒数显著提高,品种间差异不显著。推迟播期后总耗水量增加,但增加幅度小于产量增加的幅度,水分利用效率略高于早播春玉米。在本试验条件下,晚播春玉米具有较优叶面积指数,有利于干物质积累并向子粒转移,增加穗粒数。因此,在春玉米播期的选择上不应单纯考虑生育期的延长,应重视早播春玉米前期营养生长受限对产量的影响。     

Comparison of Different Methods of Rice Establishment and Nitrogen Management Strategies for Lowland Rice

Abstract

Shortage of labor and water are forcing farmers to explore the alternatives of transplanting. A field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines during the 2003 wet season and the 2004 dry season to (1) evaluate the effects of different crop-establishment methods and N management on yield and yield parameters of rice; (2) determine N-use efficiency and water-use efficiency under different methods of rice establishment; and (3) analyze the economics of different crop-establishment methods. Crop-establishment method did not influence grain yield during the wet or dry seasons, indicating the potential of the three variants of direct seeding as alternative methods of establishing lowland rice. Direct-seeded rice had shorter crop duration, required less water and therefore had higher water-use efficiency than the transplanting method. Crop establishment did not influence the various indices of nitrogen-utilization efficiency except partial factor productivity of N (PFPN) during the wet season. During the dry season, dry-seeded rice had the lowest recovery efficiency. In contrast, agronomic-use efficiency and recovery efficiency were significantly higher in the SPAD-based (soil plant analyses development) N management strategy during the dry season. PFPN was significantly higher in the SPAD-based N management strategy during the wet and dry seasons. The interaction effect of crop establishment and N management indicated that for smaller N input and higher efficiency of N usage, N requirement for direct-seeded rice should be based on SPAD N technique. The cost-and-return analysis showed that benefit-cost ratio was consistently higher in dry seeding rice than transplanted rice using a SPAD-based N management.     

Estimation of potential area of preparatory irrigation for rainy season lowland rice and supplemental irrigation for dry season cropping using existing reservoirs constructed for aquaculture: a case study in semi-mountainous village,Lao PDR

Paddy and Water Environment - The rural area in Lao PDR has a low yield of rainy season lowland rice, and most rice fields are not utilized for crop cultivation during the dry season. Delay in...     

Suppressing weeds in direct-seeded lowland rainfed rice: Effect of cutting dates and timing of fertilizer application

Weeds cause substantive yield losses in rainfed rice, particularly direct-seeded rice (DSR). Two field experiments were conducted in 2005 in north-east Thailand to examine the effects of cutting date and timing of fertilizer application on suppressed weed, growth and yield of DSR. Treatments consisted of two fertilizer applications to the main plots (top-dressing at the date of cutting and 15 days after cutting; DAC) and four cutting dates of the sub-plots. Rice and weed cutting was performed at 30, 45, 60 and 75 days after seeding (DAS), compared with an untreated control. Cutting resulted in a higher growth rate and improved grain yield of rice compared to the untreated control. Weed cutting at 60 DAS resulted in the greatest leaf area index, which contributed to the maximum number of tiller as well as maximum plant dry mass when observed at 30 DAC. Lower densities and dry weights of weeds at 30 DAC were observed when cutting was done 60 DAS, resulting in a higher grain yield than the other cutting dates. Timing of fertilizer application had no significant effect on the density and dry weight of grasses and broad-leaved weeds, but did have a significant affected on, resulting in the lowest density of sedges at 45 DAC was observed with fertilizer applied at cutting date. Rice grain yield was higher with top-dressing of fertilizer at 15 DAC than with fertilizer applied at cutting date. The cutting treatments resulted in higher net incomes than the untreated control. These results indicate that rice and weed cutting at an appropriate growth stage is an alternative method to chemical weed control for DSR in rainfed riceland.     

Assessment of management of direct seeded rice production under different water conditions in Cambodia

In order to assess direct seeding of rice technology to cope with future agricultural labor shortage in Cambodia, agronomic experiments were conducted in 2005 and 2006 to compare direct seeding with transplanting under three water conditions (non-flooded, shallow flooded, and deep flooded conditions) with/without weed control by herbicides (bentazone and cyhalofop-butyl) for two Cambodian rice varieties (shorter stature and early maturity Sen Pidao, taller stature and longer maturity Phka Rumduol). Average rice yield in 2 years was lower in direct seeding (341 g m⁻²) than transplanting (404 g m⁻²), but interaction components with year, varieties, water conditions, and weed management were significant, and the attained maximum yield of direct seeding (510 and 464 g m⁻² for Phka Rumduol variety in shallow flooded condition with weeding in 2005 and 2006, respectively) was similar to that of transplanting. Plant length and dry weight of rice were reduced in non-flooded and deep flooded conditions compared with shallow flooded condition, and grain yield was the highest in shallow flooded condition. Yield advantage of Phka Rumduol over Sen Pidao increased under direct seeding, particularly under non-flooded conditions in 2005 because weed infestation was more suppressed in Phka Rumduol even without weeding. Increase in 100 g m⁻² of weed infestation prior to heading (dry weight basis) reduced about 20% of attainable yield with weed control. This study identified importance of stature and growth duration of rice varieties and presence of standing water as well as the weed control, in order to develop and extend direct seeding in the Cambodia.     

迟播迟栽对不同类型粳稻品种机插产量及生育期的影响

以杂交稻和常规稻为试验材料,在苏南常熟、苏中兴化和苏北东海3个试验点同时开展播期试验,探讨迟播迟栽条件下机插稻稳产、增产问题。结果表明,随着播期的推迟,各试验点水稻生物产量、经济产量、经济系数、单位面积穗数、每穗粒数、群体颖花量和结实率不断下降,生育期延迟且全生育期缩短。分析发现,每穗粒数受播期影响最大,其余依次为结实率、穗数、千粒重。甬优2638依其大穗优势具有更高的产量潜力,但随着播期的推迟,其产量优势减小。甬优2638在各稻区均表现出抽穗较早、群体库容大、生物产量高等优势,具有在迟播迟栽生产条件下获取稳产、高产的潜质。迟播迟栽对不同类型水稻品种产量及生育期具有较大影响。据此,从安全生育性及稳产角度考虑,对不同类型品种在不同稻区生产的最晚播期进行了初步拟定,以为大面积生产提供参考。     

Boron Application Improves Growth,Yield and Net Economic Return of Rice

A field trial was conducted to evaluate the role of boron (B) application at different growth stages in improving the growth,yield and net economic return of rice at farmer’s fields during summer season,2009.Boron was soil applied (1.5 kg/hm2) at the transplanting,tillering,flowering and grain formation stages of rice;foliar applied (1.5% B solution) at the tillering,flowering and grain formation stages of rice,and dipped seedling roots in 1.5% B solution before transplanting;while control plots did not apply any B.Boron application (except dipping of seedling roots in B solution,which caused toxicity and reduced the number of tillers and straw yield than control) substantially improved the rice growth and yield.However,soil application was better in improving the number of grains per panicle,1000-grain weight,grain yield,harvest index,net economic income and ratio of benefit to cost compared with the rest of treatments.Overall,for improving rice performance and maximizing the net economic returns,B might be applied as soil application at flowering.     

淮北地区秸秆全量还田机插水稻高产栽培技术研究

为探讨淮北地区秸秆全量还田条件下机插稻高产栽培关键技术,于2011-2014年进行专题试验,研究比较了不同栽培措施对机插稻产量及产量构成的影响。结果表明,连粳7号、宁粳4号、连粳11号综合性状好,易于实现机插高产稳产;机插稻产量随播期的推迟而下降,采用柴米河基质和远大基质育壮秧可显著增产;机插株距11.7 cm×13.0 cm实产最高,产量与施氮量成抛物线关系,以纯氮用量22.5 kg/667 m2的处理产量最高;秸秆全量还田条件下干湿交替的节水灌溉模式显著增产8.70%;施用硅肥、矮壮丰、碧护均有显著增产效果。因此,淮北地区秸秆全量还田条件下应选用机插高产品种,适期早播密植,适当增施氮肥,实施节水灌溉,配套基质、硅肥及生化试剂的合理使用,可促进机插稻大面积平衡高产。     

不同播期播量对苏引麦3号苗用及啤用产量的影响

试验采用4个播期T1(10月31日)、T2(11月5日)、T3(11月10日)、T4(11月15日)和4个播量Q1(187.5 kg/hm^2)、Q2(225.0 kg/hm^2)、Q3(262.5 kg/hm^2)、Q4(300.0 kg/hm^2),研究不同播期播量对苏引麦3号苗用及啤用产量的影响。结果表明,以麦苗利用为目的的大麦生产,在当地生产条件下,播期为11月5日、播量为300.0 kg/hm^2的条件下,苏引麦3号的麦草鲜质量和干质量产量达到较大值,分别为40 720.35、4 840.80 kg/hm^2;以籽粒利用为目的的大麦生产,则在播期为10月31日、播量为262.5kg/hm^2的条件下,苏引麦3号的籽粒产量达到最大,为6 536.46 kg/hm^2。     

稻作方式对优质食味品种南粳9108的产量、品质及效益的影响

以南粳9108为试验材料,研究了不同稻作方式对优质稻品种产量、品质及效益的影响。结果表明,不同稻作方式实收单产由高到低依次为钵苗机插、毯苗机插、稻鸭共作和稻虾共作;整精米率由高到低依次为稻鸭共作、稻虾共作、钵苗机插和毯苗机插,垩白粒率及垩白度表现为钵苗机插最高、稻鸭共作最低,稻田综合种养模式稻米的外观品质表现较好。稻田综合种养模式降低了南粳9108稻米的蛋白质含量和直链淀粉含量,适当提高了稻米的胶稠度,稻米RVA特征谱表现出消减值降低和崩解值提高,改善了蒸煮食味品质。经济效益由高到低依次为稻虾共作、稻鸭共作、钵苗机插、毯苗机插,综合种养模式的效益明显高于单一种稻模式。     

Farmers’ Management Practices and Grain Yield of Rice in Response to Different Water Environments in Kamping Puoy Irrigation Rehabilitation Area in Northwest Cambodia

Abstract

The farmers’ management practices and grain yield were examined in the consecutive 4 cropping seasons from wet season rice (WSR) in 2008 to dry season rice (DSR) in 2010 across upstream, midstream and downstream fields, along two secondary drainage canals (located either upstream or downstream side along the main canal) in the Kamping Puoy Irrigation Rehabilitation area (KPIR). In WSR, standing water depth was much deeper in downstream fields where medium and late maturing varieties were planted from May than in upstream fields where early and early medium maturing varieties were planted later (mostly in July and August). In DSR there was less difference in water conditions between upstream and downstream fields and variation in planting and harvesting time was small. As the area percentage of fields where DSR was introduced increased from 2008 (54%) to 2010 (100%), planting time in WSR was later (e.g., from May to July) with declining proportion of dry seeding method and mid-season tillage. Grain yield was low in DSR, particularly in 2010 (287 and 247 g m-² in 2009 and 2010 on average, respectively), due to insufficient weed control and small amount of fertilizer, and the yield was lowest in fields which practiced DSR for the first time. Grain yield in WSR (286 and 291 g m-² in 2008 and 2009 respectively) increased by transplanting, use of high yielding Raing Chey variety, and application of a larger amount of N chemical fertilizer. These findings indicated that the agriculture extension support to farmers, particularly in DSR, is a key important factor for rice yield improvement in KPIR.     

播期和栽插方式对水稻南粳9108产量和品质的影响

以南粳9108为材料,设计3个播种时间(5月14、21、28日)和3种插秧方式(硬盘机插25 cm行距、硬盘机插30 cm行距、钵苗摆栽),研究其对优良食味水稻产量和品质的影响。结果表明,早播(5月14日)条件下,水稻钵苗摆栽产量高,品质好;晚播(5月28日)条件下,硬盘机插25 cm行距处理产量高。播期、栽插方式对南粳9108糙米率、精米率影响不显著;垩白粒率、垩白度、整精米率、胶稠度、碱消值均随着播期的推迟而下降,稻米品质降低。     

Cropping calendar options for rice-wheat production systems at high-altitudes

The onset of rains during dry to wet transition fallow periods in rice-wheat production systems in Nepal cause substantial losses of soil nitrogen if the system is improperly managed. To make use of available nutrients and water, this transition period can either be shortened by early rice planting, or be extended by late planting, allowing a third crop to be grown. Shifting planting dates would require rice genotypes adapted to the different environments. Crop duration is influenced by both vegetative and reproductive development, which in turn is influenced by the photo-thermal environment and genotypic responses to it. An experiment was conducted to derive genotypic photo-thermal constants from phenological observations on diverse rice cultivars, which were then applied to the concept of the phenological model RIDEV to design cropping calendar options. Environmental effects on variation of crop duration were determined by planting at different dates. The risk of yield losses to sterility caused by low temperatures was estimated by simulation. Thirty-one different genotypes of rice were planted at 8 dates in 15-day intervals starting 27 April 2004 at the experimental field of the Regional Agriculture Research Station, Lumle, Nepal. The shortest duration to flowering was observed for planting dates in late May and early June. Simulation of flowering dates with RIDEV yielded correct results only for the early planting dates. For later planting dates simulated flowering dates showed an increasing deviation from the observed. In most cultivars, minimum air temperature below 18 °C during booting to heading stages caused near-total spikelet sterility and a specific delay in flowering. However, the chilling tolerant cultivars Chomrong and Machhapuchre-3 cultivated at high altitude showed less than 30% spikelet sterility even at 15 °C. Simulating crop durations with the derived thermal constants allowed evaluating the different calendar options for high altitude systems.     

【Short Report】Grain Yield and Leaf Area Growth of Direct-Seeded Rice on Flooded and Aerobic Soils in Japan

Abstract

Direct-seeding has been proposed as a water- and labor-saving method to grow irrigated rice. Our objective was to compare the effects of flooded and aerobic conditions on the yield stability of direct-seeded rice. We set up four trials in the field: aerobic, near-saturated and flooded soils with direct seeding, and flooded soil with transplanting. Grain yield of direct-seeded rice was comparable to that of transplanted under flooded conditions. However, the yield of direct-seeded rice under aerobic conditions was up to 21% lower than that under flooded conditions. This poor performance was associated with reduced leaf growth during the vegetative stage. Our results indicate that the yield stability of direct-seeded rice could be lowered by the water-saving irrigation, compared with the conventional flooded culture. In order to save irrigation water, physiological research on direct-seeded rice should target the vulnerability of rice to aerobic soils or to soil moisture fluctuations.     

Modeling the dependence of the crop calendar for rain-fed rice on precipitation in Northeast Thailand

Rain-fed lowlands are major agricultural ecosystems used for rice production in Northeast Thailand. Developing a tool to assess the effects of variable water conditions on the regional scale yield is also important to predict the effects of climate change on food supply. To estimate regional yields, we need a simple but accurate measure of the crop calendar (i.e., the distribution of planting dates), which has a strong influence on grain yield. In this article, we modeled the dependence of the crop calendar on rainfall patterns based on a survey of the region’s farmers as a part of an effort to provide a stronger basis for regional yield estimates. Our survey, conducted in 11 provinces for 2 years, confirmed the existence of large windows for sowing and transplanting versus narrow windows for heading and harvesting for rain-fed lowland rice culture in all the provinces. Variable water, soil, and toposequential conditions in the paddy fields were responsible for the large sowing and transplanting windows, whereas the use of photoperiod-sensitive varieties explained the narrow windows for heading and harvesting. The crop calendar was well expressed as a function of cumulative precipitation from June onward. When the crop calendar model was combined with a simple phenology-based model that uses growing degree-days adjusted by a day-length factor, we could estimate the rice crop calendar under rain-fed lowland conditions with acceptable accuracy. The model described in this article will be combined with a crop growth model to improve regional yield estimates for rain-fed lowland rice.