the effects of phytase and glycosidase supplementation to diets containing rice bran on broiler performance were investigated by using 200 day old (308 ross) broiler chicks in a completely randomized design with five treatments and four replicates. the five dietary treatments were as: corn-soybean meal based diet; diet containing rice bran; diet containing rice bran supplemented with natafous; ...

rice sheath blight disease caused by rhizoctonia solani ag1- ia is the secondeconomically important disease of the crop in most rice- growing regions of the world,including northern of iran. the disease is mainly controlled through application of fungicides.the present study was performed to identify the candidate cultivar (cultivars) as source ofresistance to the pathogen in rice field conditi...

The goal of this study was to map rainfed and irrigated rice-fallow cropland areas across South Asia, using MODIS 250 m time-series data and identify where the farming system may be intensified by the inclusion of a shortseason crop during the fallow period. Rice-fallow cropland areas are those areas where rice is grown during the kharif growing season (June–October), followed by a fallow durin...

Actinobacteria of the genus Streptomyces are part soil microbiota from rice-growing areas and along with other microorganisms, such as Trichoderma spp., combine to act natural enemies against destructive soil-borne pathogen Rhizoctonia solani, causal agent rice sheath blight disease. In this study, seven actinobacteria three fungi genera Purpureocillium were isolated soils cultivated using seri...

Land suitability analysis is a prerequisite to achieving optimum utilization of the available land resources. Lack of knowledge on best combination of factors that suit production of rice has contributed to the low production. The aim of this study was to develop a suitability map for rice crop based on physical and climatic factors of production using a Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) & GIS ap...

Rice blast is caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, which is the most destructive fungal pathogen affecting rice growing regions worldwide. The rice blast resistance gene Pib confers broad-spectrum resistance against Southeast Asian M. oryzae races. We investigated the allelic diversity of Pib in rice germplasm originating from 12 major rice growing countries. Twenty-five new Pib alleles were identifie...