Realizing Africa's rice promise /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Africa Rice Center
Other Authors:	Ahmadi, Nour (Editor), Jalloh, Abdulai (Editor), Johnson, D. E. (David E.) (Weed scientist) (Editor), Tollens, Eric F. (Editor), Wopereis, M. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
Subjects:	Rice farming > Africa. Rice > Africa. Sustainable agriculture > Africa. Field Crops, (New March 2000) Plant Breeding and Genetics. Plant Production. Crop yield. Genetic diversity. Genetic improvement. Oryza sativa. Oryza. Productivity. Rice. Sustainability. Electronic books.
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Description
Abstract:	This book provides a comprehensive overview of the rice sector in Africa and the ongoing rice research and development activities in the region. Specific topics are classified under the following headings: overview of rice in Africa (chapters 1-4), rice genetic diversity and improvement (chapters 5-14), sustainable productivity enhancement (chapters 15-22), rice value chain development (chapters 23-27), working with rice communities (chapters 28-31), and future prospects for rice in Africa (chapters 32-33).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 451 pages, 12 pages of colored plates) : illustrations, charts, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
DOI:	10.1079/9781845938123.0000
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