Rice: Origin, History, Technology, and Production

C. Wayne Smith (Editor), Robert H. Dilday (Editor)

ISBN: 978-0-471-34516-9

Hardcover

664 pages

September 2002

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Thorough coverage of rice, from cultivar development tomarketing

Rice: Evolution, History, Production, and Technology, the thirdbook in the Wiley Series in Crop Science, provides unique,single-source coverage of rice, from cultivar developmenttechniques and soil characteristics to harvesting, storage, andgermplasm resources. Rice covers the plant's origins and history,physiology and genetics, production and production hazards,harvesting, processing, and products.

Comprehensive coverage includes:
* Color plates of diseases, insects, and other productionhazards
* The latest information on pest control
* Up-to-date material on marketing
* A worldwide perspective of the rice industry

Rice provides detailed information in an easy-to-use format, makingit valuable to scientists and researchers as well as growers,processors, and grain merchants and shippers.