Using system of rice intensification practices to mitigate climate change effects on rice Production in Western Kenya

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The increasing impacts of climate change and the demand for food threaten the productive and service capacity of agro-ecosystems. Consequently, adoption of irrigation alternatives that enhance water use efficiency in crop production is vital. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) increases crop water productivity through intermittent wetting and drying of rice paddies, under specific soil […]

Lowering Nitrogen Rates under the System of Rice Intensification Enhanced Rice Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Irrigated Lowland Rice

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Among the essential plant nutrients, nitrogen (N) is the most important and universally deficient in rice cropping systems worldwide. Despite different practices available for improvement of N management, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is still very low in rice, particularly under conventional management practices. This study was conducted to assess the effect of two crop management […]