STUDIES ON DIFFERENT METHODS OF CULTIVATION ON GROWTH, SEED YIELD AND QUALITY OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.)
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2017-08-30
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
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Rice is life for more than half of the world’s population. The UN General
Assembly declared 2004 as the International Year of Rice (IYR). The declaration of the
IYR reflects the importance of rice in global concerns regarding food security, poverty
alleviation, preserving cultural heritage and sustainable development. More than 90 per
cent of the world’s rice is grown and consumed in Asia. India has the largest area among
the rice growing countries and ranks second in production after china. The grain has
shaped the cultures, diets, and economies of billions of Asian’s. For them, life without
rice is simply unthinkable.
In India, rice is grown over an area of 43.97 m ha with production 106.57 million
tonnes and the productivity of 2424 kg ha-1
to meet the global rice demand, the important
rice growing states
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