Chapter
2.1.2.1. Transplant Young Seedlings
2.1.2.2. Introduce Wider Spacing
2.1.2.3. Keep Paddy Soil Moist but Unflooded
2.1.2.4. Add as Much Organic Matter to the Soil as Possible
2.1.2.5. To the Extent Possible, Actively Aerate the Soil
2.1.3. Benefits and Limitations
2.1.4. Worldwide Use and Outcomes
2.1.5. Reasons for SRI Effects
2.1.5.2. Plant Physiology
2.1.6. Sustainability Issues with SRI
2.2. SRI Elements and Their Response
2.2.1. Effects of Water Management
2.2.2. Effects of Soil Aeration
2.2.3. Effects of Age of Seedlings
2.2.4. Effects of Single Transplanting
2.2.5. Effects of Wider Spacing
2.2.6. Effects of Organic Fertilization
2.3. SRI Research in Temperate Climates
3.2. Climatic and Edaphic Features of the Area
3.3. Experiment Details in 2008
3.3.1. Treatments and Their Combinations
3.3.4. Land Preparation and Transplanting
3.3.5. Irrigation Management
3.3.6. Other Cultural Practices
3.4. Parameters Observed in 2008
3.4.1.2. Number of Leaves and Tillers
3.4.1.3. Root Number, Length and Dry Root Weight
3.4.2. Phenological Observations
3.4.3. Yield and Yield-Contributing Characteristics
3.4.3.1. Effective Tillers per Square Meter
3.4.3.3. Number and Weight of Grains per Panicle
3.4.3.4. Filled Grain Percentage (FGP)/Sterility Percentage
3.4.3.5. Thousand grain weight (Test Weight)
3.4.3.6. Grain and Straw Yield
3.4.3.7. Harvest Index (HI)
3.4.4. Cropping Environment and Quality
3.4.4.1. Effects on Crop Stand
3.4.4.2. Effects on Weed Population, Insect and Pests, and Disease Occurrence
3.4.5.2. Water Productivity
3.5. Experimental Details in 2009
3.5.2 Experimental Design and Statistics
3.5.3.3. Organic Management
3.5.3.4. Inorganic Management
3.5.4. Data Collected during 2009 Rice-Season
3.5.4.1 Plant-Based Parameters
3.5.4.2 Crop Management Parameters
4.1.1. Vegetative Characteristics
4.1.1.1. Plant Height and Stem Height
4.1.1.2. Number of Tillers and Effective Tillers (ET)
4.1.2. Phenological Characteristics
4.1.3. Yield and Yield-Contributing Traits
4.1.3.1. Panicle Characteristics
4.1.3.2. Grain Characteristics
4.1.3.3. Grain yield, Straw Yield and HI
4.1.4. Cropping Environment and Quality
4.1.4.1 Effects on Disease and Pest Incidence
4.1.4.2 Effects on weeding requirements
4.1.4.3. Effects on Crop Stand/Plant Lodging Percentage
4.2.1. Water Requirements and Water Savings
4.2.2. Water Productivity
4.4. Relationships Specific to Temperate Rice
4.4.1. Irrigation Intervals and Grain yield
4.4.2. Number of Seedlings and Grain Yield
4.4.3. Age of Seedlings and Grain Yield
4.4.4. Spacing and Grain Yield
5.1. Summary of the Achievements
5.1.1. Response of SRI Components on Crop Performance and Productivity
5.1.2. Response of SRI Components on Crop Health, Water Savings and Productivity
5.1.3. Response of SRI under Organic and Inorganic Management
5.2. Limitations and Future Needs
5.3. Lessons and Conclusion