Waterbird use of agricultural wetlands has increased as natural wetlands have declined.
Use of rice (Oryza sativa) habitats by some waterbird species is considered essential to …

Global mean air temperature is projected to rise by 1.4–5.8° C from 1990–2100, due to
increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Investigations predict that …

Rice is the second most widely grown cereal crop and the staple food for more than half the
world's population. More than 3 billion people consume more than 100 kg of rice per year …

This study was designed to examine the environmental exposure of surface‐and
groundwater pollution in remote mountainous regions of northern Vietnam. In 2008, we …

Heavy metal contamination in soil is an important environmental problem and it has
negative effect on agriculture. Bacteria play a major role in phytoremediation of heavy …

Salinity is a most important ecological constraint for cereal crop including rice nowadays.
Phytoremediation has been used to remediate salt affected soil but the use of halophilic …

Pesticide use in developing countries such as the Philippines has significantly increased
food production. However, the improper and poorly regulated practice of pesticide use may …

Cropping systems in northern Italy are intensively managed, but an integrated
environmental accounting of these systems has not been published yet. We conducted this …

Cadmium as a heavy metal contaminates the agricultural soil and effect plant growth due to
rapid increases in industrialization and anthropogenic activities. Smoke water of Moringa …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the rice cultivation in the EU ecological
conditions and agronomical practices. The rice production originated from all these …