Intensifying Rice-fallow Systems in Southeast and South Asia with Grain Legumes And/or Dry Season Crops: Analysis Using Field Experiment and Simulation

Download or read book Intensifying Rice-fallow Systems in Southeast and South Asia with Grain Legumes And/or Dry Season Crops: Analysis Using Field Experiment and Simulation written by Elsa Rakhmi Dewi and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In most Southeast and South Asia countries, lowland rice is particularly grown as a single crop at the wet season, followed by dry season crops or fallow at dry season and characterized under rainfed condition. The inclusion of dry season crops such as legumes into rice based cropping system has contributed to improve soil structure and nutrition, providing the basis for rice yield enhancement. In addition, dry season crops require less water in comparison to rice and are therefore better options for additional income. The success of the dry season crops generally rely on climatic condition...