Rice in Deep Water

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Glossary....Pages 1-6
Summary....Pages 7-16
Introduction....Pages 17-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
The Rivers....Pages 27-34
The Floods....Pages 35-43
The Water....Pages 44-54
The Climate....Pages 55-61
The Soils....Pages 62-74
The Flora and Fauna....Pages 75-100
The Farmer....Pages 101-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Origin....Pages 107-112
Rice Cultural Types....Pages 113-120
Growth and Development....Pages 121-152
Gas Exchange and Nutrition....Pages 153-157
Plant Population Dynamics and Yield....Pages 158-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Agroecology of the Lower Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin....Pages 173-212
Deepwater Rice Cultures in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin....Pages 213-244
Socioeconomic Aspects of Deepwater Rice Culture in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin....Pages 245-268
Peninsular India....Pages 269-274
The Irrawaddy Basin and Burma....Pages 275-285
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
The Chao Phraya Basin and Thailand....Pages 286-311
The Mekong and Red River Basins, Vietnam and Cambodia....Pages 312-352
The Niger Basin and West Africa....Pages 353-376
Minor Regions and Potential Areas....Pages 377-388
Front Matter....Pages 389-389
History of Research....Pages 391-396
Varietal Improvement....Pages 397-416
Pest Management....Pages 417-448
Cultural Methods and Productivity....Pages 449-456
Research: Difficulties and Priorities....Pages 457-461
Conclusions....Pages 462-466
Back Matter....Pages 467-542