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- Title
Planting rice seeds straight to field.
- Authors
Turley, Andrew
- Abstract
The article reports on the new seed planting device that can sow rice seeds straight into the ground from German chemical major Bayer CropScience AG. It states that the machine can boost crop yields by 10%, save farmer's hours of backbreaking work and reduce water consumption. According to International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines deputy director general for research Achim Dobermann, the machine allows the farmer to direct seeding with hybrid rice.
- Subjects
PHILIPPINES; PLANTING; RICE; BAYER CropScience AG; SOWING equipment; DOBERMANN, Achim; INTERNATIONAL Rice Research Institute; HYBRID rice; WATER consumption
- Publication
Chemistry & Industry, 2009, Issue 22, p10
- ISSN
0009-3068
- Publication type
Article