Rice is cultivated all over the world in fields known as rice paddies and it ... seedlings from growing but high enough to drown any weeds that would compete with the rice stalks for nutrients.

Heavily fertilized, continuously flooded rice fields produce greenhouse gases that contribute ... Using integrated pest management rather than using herbicides pre-emptively. Enriching soil with ...

An extension weed scientist says many Arkansas farmers are back at the starting line for managing weeds following excessive rains and flooding. “Fields are just starting to dry out now. I would ...

The researchers, from Menoufia University, the Agricultural Research Center, and Cairo University in Egypt, focus on FPX as it is the active ingredient in Divixton 2.5% EC, a newly released herbicide ...

Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions ...

With that higher yield, the farm can use fewer resources like water; this is especially important when it comes to growing ...

The prefecture asked farmers to place fine-meshed nets on feed water inlets of rice fields and to thoroughly clean their agricultural equipment. It also urged them to use herbicides, rather than ...

The advantage of golden rice is that it can be used in areas ... Farmers can spray the entire field with herbicide and only the weeds will die. This reduces the quantity of herbicide that needs ...