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- Title
Introduction to Special Issue on "The System of Rice Intensification (SRI)—Contributions to Agricultural Sustainability".
- Authors
Uphoff, Norman
- Abstract
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a methodology for rice cultivation that has been validated in over 60 countries. SRI practices include reducing plant density, which allows each plant to have more access to sunlight, water, and nutrients, and promoting robust growth of rice plant roots. SRI has been shown to increase crop yields with less reliance on external inputs such as inorganic fertilizer and agrochemical protectants. This special issue of Agronomy introduces readers to different aspects of SRI, including its impact on water saving, production costs, greenhouse gas emissions, and rice biodiversity. The issue also explores the integration of SRI with other agroecological methods, its potential for mitigating climate change, and its effects on rice crop losses due to pests and disease.
- Subjects
SUSTAINABLE agriculture; AGRICULTURAL conservation; GREENHOUSE gases; GREENHOUSE gas mitigation; HYBRID rice; RICE; PADDY fields
- Publication
Agronomy, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 5, p909
- ISSN
2073-4395
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/agronomy14050909