Increasing Productivity Of Intensive Rice Systems Through Sitespecific Nutrient Management A Dobermann by A. Dobermann, C. Witt, D. Dawe, (eds.) 9789712201875, 9712201872 instant download after payment.

This book summarizes research conducted from 1994 to 2001 to develop a new concept and the tools needed for site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) in irrigated rice systems and the tools needed for applying it in farmers’ fields. As part of IRRI's Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC), the Reaching Toward Optimal Productivity (RTOP) project (From 1994 to 2000, the project was called Reversing Trends of Declining Productivity in Intensive Irrigated Rice Systems (RTDP)) has evolved into one of the largest and most important agronomic research projects in the world. More than 100 researchers and support staff in six countries collaborate in this unprecedented network of strategic on-farm and on-station research, representing disciplines such as soil science, agronomy, soil microbiology, pest management, and socioeconomics.

This book demonstrates how long-term intellectual and financial support of different stakeholders for strategic, interdisciplinary on-farm research results in finding generic solutions for resource management with a high impact potential. Site-specific nutrient management has potential for improving yield and nutrient efficiency in irrigated rice to close existing yield gaps. The major challenge will be to retain the success of the approach while reducing the complexity of the technology as it is disseminated to farmers.