Rice is a staple cereal of India cultivated in about 43.5 Mha area but with relatively low
average productivity. Abiotic factors like drought, flood and salinity affect rice production …

Direct-seeded rice (DSR) is a promising alternative to the traditional puddled rice system. It
has become more popular among rice growers as a result of socioeconomic shifts and …

Rice crop is affected by different types of floods at different stages of the crop cycle. Constant
efforts of researchers resulted in the development of rice varieties for anaerobic germination …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) serves as the staple food for over 50% of the global population.
Puddled transplanted rice (PTR) remains the most prevalent method of rice cultivation …

Rice crop in coastal areas is very often subjected to major abiotic stresses like
submergence, lodging of the crop caused by heavy rains or cyclones and salinity …

Rice is a prime crop of coastal region and is affected by several stresses such as salinity and
submergence during crop growth stages. The molecular mechanism of rice, having …

Submergence is one of the major abiotic stresses that limits rice productivity. With climate
change expected to become more extreme shortly, the frequency of submergence is also …

Background: Anaerobic germination is an important trait in particular for cultivation under
direct seeding method in kharif season, as well as during nursery rising for transplant rice …

Inbuilt tolerance to anaerobic germination and seedling vigour are the pre-requisite for
effective adoption of direct seeded rice under low-lying rain-fed, flood prone areas. The …

“Rice is life” was the famous theme of International Year of Rice, 2004 denoting its
overwhelming importance as an item of food, commerce and the close connection between …