Sentences with phrase «for rice paddy»

Perfect for rice paddy and waterfall tours.

The choice of compositional parameters was based on the OECD consensus document on compositional considerations for new rice varieties, which for rice paddy included proximates, fibre, polysaccharides, fatty acids, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and anti-nutrients.

For decades the Chinese mined a phosphorus - rich layer of rock that winds through the hillsides of Guizhou Province and used it to make fertilizer for rice paddies.

All 14 of the best methods to reduce methane and soot identified by the team of scientists — including capturing methane at landfills and coal mines, cleaning up cook stoves and diesel engines, and changing agriculture techniques for rice paddies and manure collection — are already being used efficiently in many places, but are not universally adopted, the study's lead author, Drew Shindell of NASA, told the Associated Press.

Not exact matches

I was in a rice paddy, with some other guys, who were looking for your god.

IRRI and its partners have high hopes for the technology, as it typically takes 2,000 liters of water to produce a kilogram of paddy (unmilled rice).

First, we've seen statements that «In a few months, golden rice... will be given to farmers in the Philippines for planting in the paddy fields,» and «Finally, «golden rice» with vitamin A will be grown in the Philippines.»

In the region's lowland paddies, hybrid and high - yielding inbred rice varieties for the spring season, and inbred short - duration summer paddy varieties have been identified.

Available data demonstrate that organic management of rice paddy fields provides optimal foraging areas for birds and is beneficial to many endangered species of birds, such as the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), little egret (Egretta garzetta), grey heron (Ardea cinerea), purple heron (Ardea purpurea), purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), black - winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) and many others.

We joined our guide Tokok, a Balinese local for a pied - piper inspired single - file walk through narrow rice paddy fields stopping as women rode side - saddle on motorbikes and a passing parade of smiling drivers carefully navigated the slim pathways.

Renamed the Demi - tour du Vietnam, since it covered only about half the route of the old race, it ran for six days and covered 475 miles from rice paddies to highlands and back.

outside of their village, to teach babies that crying brought rejection, not gratification of their needs [crying infants could alert an enemy] I am reminded of Dr. Tom Dooley writing about Vietnamese women, who squatted all day in rice paddies, which was great for their pelvic floors, and who had babies the right size for their Asian pelves, and perhaps it was a factor, but he never saw the dead ones, did he?

Ambode said, «The state - of - the - art rice mill will be sited in Imota, Ikorodu, and it requires 32,000 hectares of land for cultivation of rice paddy.

As a result, Su says, natural selection for the mutation caused it to spread west in near - synchrony with rice paddies.

Researchers suggest reasons for the fortunate decline, which range from the repair of leaky natural gas pipelines to steady acreage of rice paddies, where methane - producing bacteria thrive.

Methane, for example, is generated primarily by bacterial decomposition of organic matter — particularly in such places as landfills, flooded rice paddies, and theguts of cattle and termites — and by the burning of wood.

There are methane - generating archaea in our rice paddies, for instance, and also in the intestines of cows.

Luckily for rice eaters, arsenic in the paddy fields is usually flushed away during the monsoon season.

Before that, for 5,000 years, the area was populated by rice farmers who carved the land into paddies.

Food production accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions when one tallies those from fossil fuels used in growing, preparing and transporting food; the carbon dioxide released by clearing land for farming and pastures; the methane from rice paddies and ruminant livestock; and the nitrous oxide from fertilizer use.

For its part, Agriculture hopes to be able to determine what the overriding impacts and concerns might be for a given multistate region as well as offer advice on farming practices that might curtail agricultural contributions to greenhouse gas emissions (via such processes as fertilizer production and use, plowing practices, and rice paddy methane releasFor its part, Agriculture hopes to be able to determine what the overriding impacts and concerns might be for a given multistate region as well as offer advice on farming practices that might curtail agricultural contributions to greenhouse gas emissions (via such processes as fertilizer production and use, plowing practices, and rice paddy methane releasfor a given multistate region as well as offer advice on farming practices that might curtail agricultural contributions to greenhouse gas emissions (via such processes as fertilizer production and use, plowing practices, and rice paddy methane release).

Experts say the approach has great potential for boosting food sustainability, but requires more research to check whether the new rice performs well in paddies and fields.

The rice terraces are flooded from September to March, [and] the evaporation from these paddies provides a cool and pleasant climate for local residents while the fields provide a spectacular view for travelers.»

Being a silica rich material is important for reducing the amount of arsenic in the rice plant because the mechanism for uptake of arsenite, which is the most dominant form of arsenic in flooded rice paddies, shares a transport pathway with dissolved silicon.

Although she had done some research with synthetic silicon fertilizers that showed promise for decreasing arsenic in the grains, Seyfferth said it wasn't until she went to Cambodia and saw the vastness of rice paddies and how much rice residue is being generated from the production of rice globally that she really wanted to explore using some of those materials as silica sources.

Because the storm damaged giant swathes of the country's fisheries and rice paddies, the destruction could put the nation at further risk for future food security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warned.

Based on the data, the scientists conclude that «worldwide rice production is responsible for [about] 1 percent of atmospheric methyl bromide and 4 percent of atmospheric methyl iodide» and that «methyl iodide emissions from rice paddies provide a sizable terrestrial source to the global budget.»

Every mile on this picturesque pedal tour through Vietnam's rice paddies, villages and tranquil highlands will help to fund a bus for a NSW school with a high proportion of special needs students.

Further, spirulina is easy to grow and reproduces itself with a rapid growth rate of about 30 percent a day.7 It offers benefits for workers, too, especially compared to other traditional jobs, such as working on rice paddies.

For example, the heavy metal arsenic is a common contaminant in paddy grown rice.

Along with gaining insight into the hard work of the rice paddy, we learn there is something special about the Chinese number system: first, each word for a number is very short, and it seems memory of numbers — from research Gladwell reports — is affected by the length of time it actually takes to sound out the number.

For decades, the district of Waikïkï had been merely a patchwork of rice paddies and taro patches, foul - smelling duck ponds and mosquito - ridden marshes, prone to flooding during heavy rains.

Surrounded by nature, you'll enter and exit through rice paddies and you are just 25 minutes from Ubud, perfectly situated for exploring the island during your stay.

Specially designed for families, looking onto old rice paddies and coconut fields, this traditionally elegant cottage is located 150 meters away from the resort's restaurant and reception.

Canggu Bali villas range from cozy, 2 bedroom bungalows fit for a simple surfing trip, to the ultramodern, decadent villas with 20meter long pools and breathtaking rice paddy views.

Whether you want to sleep steps away from musical ocean waves, or be embraced by rolling fields of rice paddies, Bali Villas and More has the spacious, 5 bedroom villa for you.

Be sure to watch out for the karst formations, the rice paddies, the other mountains around the area, and the man - made dam atop a hill.

You can also take tours of the Mekong Delta for an up - close and personal view of those wet rice paddies.

Opt for bikes, tuk tuks, or local boats to get around and see rice paddies, monasteries, and local businesses.

Exchange the madness of Kuta for the peaceful rice paddies of Ubud.

Verdant rice paddies, meandering pathways, gently rolling hills and the soothing Ayung River set a glorious backdrop for Mandapa, a Ritz - Carlton Reserve.

Ubud is famous for its scenic expanses of rice paddies, roadside stalls, art shops and small restaurants.

Only minutes from the bar and restaurants along the Nam Song River, a dried rice paddy provides a tranquil sunset view for a young Laotian girl.

Head for the hills too, where Mandapa, a Ritz - Carlton Reserve, now sprawls along the Ayung River Valley outside the artsy town of Ubud, proffering unobstructed rice - paddy views.

A traditionally designed luxury 4 bedroom villa, located just a short drive away from some of the best beaches in Bali, as well as all of the best shops, restaurants, and nightspots of the ever popular Seminyak, Villa Sati, set in the quiet rice paddies of Canggu is the perfect holiday home for travellers who like to spend their time in Bali relaxing in style, yet experience the best of what Bali has to offer.

Leaving Hoi An, we transfer by coach to Danang for the train to the vibrant coastal resort of Nha Trang, passing rice paddies and mighty oxen working the countryside.

For some scenic dining amidst rice paddies with a selection of authentic Balinese dishes, try Bebek Tepi Sawah Restaurant up in Peliatan on the outskirts of Ubud.

Ubud is famous for its beautiful scenes of rice paddies involving subak (the traditional Balinese cooperative irrigation Read More»

Bali, the most popular tourist destination of Indonesia, is famous for its iconic rice paddies, breathtaking landscapes, incredible nightlife as well as rich history and culture.

Set on an enormous piece of land, this splendid modern villa ticks all the boxes for the ultimate Bali escape: seven luxuriously appointed bedrooms; a 25 - metre swimming pool surrounded by sun loungers on which to while away a lazy day; an air - conditioned library where you can take morning coffee or sip a cooling cocktail; a state - of - the - art gym; a yoga studio overlooking rice paddies, and even a Teppanyaki pavilion where your chef will create meals to rival the finest Japanese restaurants.