Influence of soil cover on moisture content and weed suppression under system of rice intensification (SRI)

• Main Authors: Mohammed, Umar, Wayayok, Aimrun, Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin, Abdan, Khalina, Zubairu, Usman Bashar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27972/1/Influence%20of%20soil%20cover%20on%20moisture%20content%20and%20weed%20suppression%20under%20system%20of%20rice%20intensification%20%28SRI%29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27972/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10333-015-0487-x

System of rice intensification (SRI) makes the yield of rice to significantly increase in addition to water productivity, which in turn will have a positive effect to the farmers as well as the country at large. However, weeds growth is one of the main constraints of SRI due to wider planting patter...