Side-stepped by the green revolution: farmers` traditional rice cultivars in the uplands and rainfed lowlands

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dc.creatorFujisaka, Sam
dc.date1999
dc.date2015-01-28T14:17:28Z
dc.date2015-01-28T14:17:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:47:58Z
dc.descriptionSINCE THE mid-1960s, rice farmers in the irrigated areas of Asia have rapidly adopted `Green Revolution` rices because of their responsiveness to nitrogen fertilizer and their higher yields, shorter crop duration, and shorter stature. Such cultivars were well suited to systems with good water control and moderate to high management inputs. Although modern rice cultivars have been adopted in less favourable environments, farmers also continue to rely on their traditional cultivars in the uplands and rainfed lowlands. Rice breeding strategies are now being developed that are more tailored to such unfavourable rice environments. Farmers` criteria for selecting or rejecting different rices in the unfavourable regions constitute a valuable resource for programmes interested in improving the productivity of such bypassed areas.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/55142
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/88774
dc.languageen
dc.publisherIntermediate Technology Publications (ITP)
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceFujisaka, Sam. 1999. Side-stepped by the green revolution: Farmers` traditional rice cultivars in the uplands and rainfed lowlands. In: Prain, Gordon; Fujisaka, Sam; Warren, Michael D. (eds.). Biological and cultural diversity: The role of indigenous agricultural experimentation in development. Intermediate Technology Publications (ITP), London, GB. p. 50-63. (IT studies in indigenous knowledge and development)
dc.subjectoryza sativa
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjecthigh yielding varieties
dc.subjectupland rice
dc.subjectrainfed farming
dc.subjectdesarrollo agrícola
dc.subjectvariedades de alto rendimiento
dc.subjectarroz de secano
dc.subjectcultivo de temporal
dc.titleSide-stepped by the green revolution: farmers` traditional rice cultivars in the uplands and rainfed lowlands
dc.typeBook Chapter

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