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This chapter describes black rice varieties, typical characteristics of black rice and its cultivation methods in detail. Several black rice varieties found in different parts of the world are listed. Full cultivation packages of black rice including seeding, nursery raising, field preparation, transplanting, fertilizer application, weeding, water management, disease and pest management, harvesting and threshing, post harvest losses, and storing are also discussed in detail. Disease and pest management practices are mentioned with appropriate figure. Different methods of rice cultivation and principle system of rice cultivation are also briefly described. In the same way, seedlings’ raising methods are also briefly mentioned.
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This chapter describes black rice varieties, typical characteristics of black rice and its cultivation methods in detail. Several black rice varieties found in different parts of the world are listed. Full cultivation packages of black rice including seeding, nursery raising, field preparation, transplanting, fertilizer application, weeding, water management, disease and pest management, harvesting and threshing, post harvest losses, and storing are also discussed in detail. Disease and pest management practices are mentioned with appropriate figure. Different methods of rice cultivation and principle system of rice cultivation are also briefly described. In the same way, seedlings’ raising methods are also briefly mentioned.
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Dr Ujjawal Kr. S. Kushwaha
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
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This page is a summary of: Black Rice Cultivation, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30153-2_8.
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