Rice /
Grist, D. H. 1891-
Rice / D.H. Grist. - 6th ed. - London ; New York : Longman, 1986. - xx, 599 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Tropical agriculture series .
CONTENTS
PART 1: ORYZA SATIVA LINN: THE PLANT
The origin and history of rice
Climate
Soils
Irrigation and drainage
Characteristics of the plant
Varieties and their classification
PART 2: GENETICS AND BREEDING OF RICE
The genetics of rice
Improvement by selection and breeding
PART 3: PADDY: PRODUCTION
Methods of cultivation
Cultivation of dry land paddy
Deep-water paddy
Mechanized cultivation
Fertilizers and manures
Weeds
Fish production in paddy-fields
pests
Diseases
PART 4: RICE-THE PRODUCT
Storage of paddy and rice
Milling and parboiling
Rice products
Nutritional value of rice
The economics of rice production
Includes Bibliography and index
0582404037 : £45.00
Rice.
633.18 / GRI
Rice / D.H. Grist. - 6th ed. - London ; New York : Longman, 1986. - xx, 599 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Tropical agriculture series .
CONTENTS
PART 1: ORYZA SATIVA LINN: THE PLANT
The origin and history of rice
Climate
Soils
Irrigation and drainage
Characteristics of the plant
Varieties and their classification
PART 2: GENETICS AND BREEDING OF RICE
The genetics of rice
Improvement by selection and breeding
PART 3: PADDY: PRODUCTION
Methods of cultivation
Cultivation of dry land paddy
Deep-water paddy
Mechanized cultivation
Fertilizers and manures
Weeds
Fish production in paddy-fields
pests
Diseases
PART 4: RICE-THE PRODUCT
Storage of paddy and rice
Milling and parboiling
Rice products
Nutritional value of rice
The economics of rice production
Includes Bibliography and index
0582404037 : £45.00
Rice.
633.18 / GRI