Rice Production Worldwide
This book addresses aspects of rice production in rice-growing areas of the world including origin, history, role in global food security, cropping systems, management practices, production systems, cultivars, as well as fertilizer and pest management.&nb
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Rice Production Worldwide
Rice Production Worldwide
Bhagirath S. Chauhan • Khawar Jabran Gulshan Mahajan Editors
Rice Production Worldwide
Editors Bhagirath S. Chauhan Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation The University of Queensland Gatton, Queensland, Australia
Gulshan Mahajan Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Khawar Jabran Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey
ISBN 978-3-319-47514-1 ISBN 978-3-319-47516-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-47516-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017931064 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Rice is among the three most important grain crops in the world, and it has a major contribution to fulfill the food needs across the globe. The role of rice crop is inevitable in the current and future global food security. Rice is grown in Asia, Americas, Australia, Europe, and Africa following diverse production practices. Pests and other problems, genotypes, and management practices in rice vary greatly in different parts of the world. Such difference are needed to be highlighted in order to understand and improve the global rice production. Our book ‘Rice Production Worldwide’ will help the readers to understand the past trends in global rice production, the current cultures of rice production in a global perspective, and the changes that are required to improve and sustain the rice productivity in different regions. In this book, we have addressed the rice origin, history, role in global food security, rice physiology, major rice producing areas of world (their importance, characteristics of rice cropping systems, management practices; sali
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