Asian Cropping Systems

The system of rice intensification (SRI) for super-high yields of rice in Sichuan Basin
Jiaguo Zheng, Xianjun Lu, Xinlu Jiang, and Yonglu Tang

Understanding soil factors limiting the potential yield of yam (Dioscorea spp.)
Lucien N Diby, Robert Carsky, Ayémou Assa, Tié B Tra, Olivier Girardin and Emmanuel Frossard

Palm pulverisation in sustainable oil palm replanting
Ling-Hoak Ooi and Heriansyah

Combating hunger in North Korea through super-corn development and science-based sustainable farming system
Soon-Kwon Kim, Kwang-Soo Lee, Hyung-Jai Han, Park Kim, Hyung-Wook Kim, Joon-Soo Lee, Young-Hwan Kim, Kyung-Geun Jo and Hwang-Gi Min

Nutrient reserves and recycling from oil palm trunks at replanting
Khan-Kiang Kee

Impact of mulches on growth and yields of cassava and sweet potato in tropical Asia
U.R. Sangakkara, K.B. Attanayake, J.N. Gajanayake, and P.S.D.R. Bandaranayake

Grain yield of direct seeded and transplanted rice in rainfed lowlands of South East Asia
Jaquie Mitchell, Shu Fukai and Jayampathi Basnayake

Vegetative growth, resource optimisation and N productivity of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) as influenced by soil and fertilization
K.J. Goh, P.S. Chew and K.C. Teoh

Effects of genotype and sowing time on growth of soybean in the mountain region of Northern Vietnam
Truyen N Quach, Hanh T.M. Nguyen, Andrew T. James and Long D Tran, Thang Q Ngo and Truong T Tran

A methodology to explore options for rice-based farming systems in a humid subtropical region: a case study for Jiangxi, China
Jiayou Zhong, Huib Hengsdijk, Herman van Keulen, Qinghua Shi and Xiaoming Zhao

Performance of rice on beds and puddled transplanted flats in Punjab, India
Anil Prashar, S. Thaman, E. Humphreys, Yadvinder Singh, A. Nayyar, P.R. Gajri, S.S. Dhillon and Jagadish Timsina

Mechanized crop care in non-flooded rice production in Malaysia
Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar, M.A. Ghazali, and Abu Hasan Daud

Evaluation of, and yield gap analysis in rice using, CERES Rice ver. 4.0 in northwest India
Jagadish Timsina, Himanshu Pathak, E. Humphreys, Doug Godwin, Bijay Singh, A.K. Shukla and Upendra Singh

Enhancing food security and income through integrating an upland crop in the rainfed cropping systems in the coastal areas in Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc De, Vo Tong Xuan, M. Zainul Abedin and Ma. Romilee Bool

Megasporocarps of Azolla and their germination in varied paddy soils
Santosh kumar Nayak and Pawan Kumar Singh

Impact of early transplanting on tillering and grain yield in irrigated rice
Estela Pasuquin, Brenda Tubana, Jessica Bertheloot and Tanguy Lafarge

Effect of seeding rate on the growth and quality of rice seedlings in the long-mat seedling culture system 
Hisashi Kitagawa, Hiroyuki Shiratsuchi and Akio Ogura

Wheat seed quality – A study on farmers’ seed
Salina P. Banu, J.M. Duxbury, J.G. Lauren, Craig Meisner and Rafiqul Islam

Change in Growth and Productivity from Pruning and Skiffing as a Method to Prolong Pruning Cycle
Sarath P. Nissanka, A. Ananda Coomaraswamy and C.K. Seneviratne

Soil management systems improve water use efficiency of rainfed rice in the semi-arid tropics of Southern Lombok, Eastern Indonesia
Mahrup, Andrew K. Borrell, Mansur Ma’shum, I.G.M. Kusnarta, Sukartono, Judy Tisdall and Jaikirat S. Gill

Rice root distribution under various systems of soil management on rainfed Vertisols in Southern Lombok, Eastern Indonesia
I.G.M. Kusnarta, Judy Tisdall, Sukartono, Mahrup, Mansur Ma’shum, Jaikirat S. Gill and Don VanCooten

Productivity of multi-crops sown on permanent raised beds in the tropics
A.S.M.H.M. Talukder, Craig Meisner, M.J. Kabir, A.B.S. Hossain and M Harun-ur-Rshid

Improved fallow and live-staking of yam using Gliricidia sepium in Papua New Guinea
James Ernest and Jane O'Sullivan

Improving livelihood of potato farmers in Afghanistan
Mohinder Singh. Kadian, Sarath Ilangantileke, Moeen Ud Din and Nasrat Wassimi

Crop and cropping systems research in the central Terai, Nepal
Lal P. Amgain and Jagadish Timsina

Intercropping of agri/horti crops with special reference to mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) in Sikkim (INDIA)
Kesang Lachungpa