Rice is a water-guzzling crop cultivated mostly through inefficient irrigation methods which
leads to low water use efficiency and many environmental problems. Additionally, the export …

Global warming and declining water resources are threatening the sustainability of rice
production and global food security. Conventional continuously flooded system (CF) of rice …

Through intricate interactions with phytohormones, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric
oxide (NO) donor, has a variety of impacts on plant physiology. This comprehensive review …

Rice is the staple food for billions of people in the world. This crop has important cultural,
economic, and social impacts on the lives of people. One of the major challenges for food …

Paddy-rice cultivation using the traditional continuous flooding method requires much water,
up to 2500 L, to produce 1 kg of rice. Decreasing water availability is being exacerbated by …

Water regimes play a central role in regulating methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)
emissions from irrigated rice field. Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is a possible option …

Serious water deficits are threatening agricultural sustainability in many regions of the South
Asia (SA). While the increase in crop production of irrigated rice–wheat system in SA has …

The mineral concentrations in cereals are important for human health, especially for
individuals who consume a cereal subsistence diet. A number of elements, such as zinc, are …

Abstract Reducing CH 4 and N 2 O emissions from rice crop** systems while sustaining
production levels with less water requires a better understanding of the key processes …

Soil drying and re-wetting (DRW) occurs at varying frequencies and intensities during crop
production, and is deliberately used in water-saving irrigation techniques that aim to …