Monthly Archives: January 2010

Estimating the reliability of an ecological engineering attitude scale for rice farmers

Posted on January 31, 2010 by moni

by M. M. Escalada, University Professor, Visayas State University, Leyte, Philippines Manit Luecha, Director, Chainat Rice Seed Center, Chainat, Thailand Le Van Thiet, Deputy Director, Southern Regional Plant Protection Center, Long Dinh, Vietnam Zhu Zeng Rong, Associate Professor, Zhejiang University, … Continue reading →

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Thailand cuts second crop rice output forecasts by 16% because of BPH and water shortage

Posted on January 28, 2010 by moni

by K.L. Heong Insect Ecologist International Rice Research Institute Los Baños, Philippines The Bangkok Post reported on 26 January 2010 that Thailand has cut the second crop output  forecast by nearly 16% from 8.3 million tons to 7 million tons.  … Continue reading →

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Planthoppers destroyed 30% of province’s rice production in Thailand

Posted on January 26, 2010 by moni

by Orapin Wattanesk, Acting Director, Research Bureau, Rice Department, Thailand Manit Luecha, Director, Chainat Seed Center, Rice Department, Thailand The brown planthopper (BPH) has infested several provinces in Central Thailand in the in season of 2009/2010 and Phichit province was … Continue reading →

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