Rice uses 34 to 43 per cent of the global irrigation water and is responsible for the
withdrawal of 24–30 per cent of the of World's total freshwater. In Asia, irrigation consumes …

Drought is a predominant cause of low yields worldwide. There is an urgent need for more
water efficient crop** systems facing large water consumption of irrigated agriculture and …

As the result of intensive research and breeding efforts over the last 20 years, the yield
potential and yield quality of cereals have been greatly improved. Nowadays, yield safety …

The effects of NaCl stress on growth and development of rice {Oryza sativa L.) were studied
and compared in varieties of various origins. During the vegetative stage, tall indica …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a globally important cereal plant, and as a primary source of food it
accounts for 35–75% of the calorie intake of more than 3 billion humans. With the likely …

Monocarpic plants require the initiation of whole‐plant senescence to remobilize and
transfer assimilates pre‐stored in vegetative tissues to grains. Delayed whole‐plant …

In future climates, greater heat tolerance at anthesis will be required in rice. The effect of
high temperature at anthesis on spikelet fertility was studied on IR64 (lowland indica) and …

Reproductive development of plants is highly vulnerable to water deficit. Stress early during
this phase can delay or completely inhibit flowering, both through an inhibition of floral …

Worldwide, about 79 million ha of irrigated lowlands provide 75% of the total rice production.
Lowland rice is traditionally grown in bunded fields that are continuously flooded from crop …

The Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture (CA) seeks answers
to the question of how freshwater resources can be developed and managed to feed the …