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