Sentences with phrase «irrigated rice yields»

Irrigated rice yields in Africa are often comparable to yields obtained in Asia, but there is a need for improved, high - yielding varieties, resistant to major environmental stresses, pests and diseases.

Not exact matches

We use new approaches for increasing yield potential, such as marker - assisted breeding to develop the next generation of rice varieties suited for irrigated environments in Asia.

The Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia With Reduced Environmental Footprint (CORIGAP) aims to improve food security and gender equity, and alleviate poverty through optimizing productivity and sustainability of irrigated rice production systRice Yield Gaps in Asia With Reduced Environmental Footprint (CORIGAP) aims to improve food security and gender equity, and alleviate poverty through optimizing productivity and sustainability of irrigated rice production systrice production systems.

Scientists at the Agro Climate Research Centre at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University have projected that productivity of irrigated rice is likely to drop by four per cent in the coastal areas, while maize and sorghum yields could fall up to 50 per cent in certain areas.

Crop yields from experimental field plots of irrigated rice dropped by 10 percent with a 1 - degree - Celsius rise in temperature.