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Asia Rice: Thai prices hold steady as farmers start to get paid Value of U.S. rice lands to waterfowl – something to quack about Commodity Groups Dismayed Over Japan's TPP Stance NACC to question 4 witnesses linked to the rice pledging program Private sector believes rice payments will help stimulate economy Rice market to see hand-to-mouth buying MSU research associate finds her field in rice Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-May 29 Since You Grill Basically Everything Else, Grill Your Rice, Too TABLE-India Grain Prices - Delhi - May 29 Asian Institutions Release Genomes of 3000 Rice Lines Managing paddy straw in Cauvery delta
News Detail… Asia Rice: Thai prices hold steady as farmers start to get paid Thursday, 29 May 2014 11:32
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui BANGKOK: Thai rice prices held steady on Thursday as pressure to sell government rice stocks lessened after the military kicked off a plan to borrow funds to pay money owed to farmers.However, there was little positive news or fresh demand that would help lift prices to substantially higher levels at a time that supply in major producing countries was rising, they said."The military has a clear plan to borrow money to pay farmers and the Commerce Ministry doesn't have to rush to dump the stocks to get money," said Charoen
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Laothamatas, head of the Thai Rice Exporters Association. "That helped stop prices from falling further," he said. Thailand's military government on Monday started paying arrears to farmers after months of delays caused by a political crisis that left a caretaker government powerless to raise money for payments due under a controversial rice-buying scheme.It was still unclear, however, whether the military government would issue new policies or intervention schemes to help support prices ahead of the harvesting season.Common grade 5 percent Thai white rice was offered at $370 per tonne on Thursday, unchanged from last week, exporters said. Traders said overall demand remains thin, with only some small-lot bookings from Africa for the Thai parboiled grade."I think Thai rice prices have found a support level, but there was no good news to help push prices up substantially higher," said another Bangkok-based trader.
Meanwhile, in Vietnam, rice export quotations stood unchanged on thin buying demand as prices are higher than in Thailand, traders said."The low supply as we focus on exporting to Philippines pushed the price in Vietnam much higher than Thailand. Buyers don't want to buy at this high price," said a trader in Ho Chi Minh City.The 5-percent broken rice stood at $400-$405 a tonne, free-on-board basis, for winter-spring rice.The 25percent broken rice stood at $370-$375 a tonne, FOB basis, up slightly from $360-$375 a week ago. Vietnam's rice exports in the first five months of 2014 are expected to fall 7 percent from a year ago to an estimated 2.71 million tonnes, the government said on Tuesday.
Value of U.S. rice lands to waterfowl – something to quack about May 29, 2014by Elton Robinson in Farm Press Blog RSS
To replace the contribution to wildlife habitat of flooded ricelands would cost the federal government over $3.5 billion. One of the most underappreciated benefits of U.S. rice production is its monetary value to waterfowl habitat. In fact, according to a recent report, if you attempted to replace existing rice lands with natural wetland habitat, the price tag would exceed $3.5 billion.Talk about giving back to the community. That‟s $500 million more than the average annual value of the U.S. rice crop. That‟s also a good reason to ensure that current water shortages don‟t curtail the efforts of U.S. producers.“I‟ve been in the rice business for more than three decades, and know firsthand that rice agriculture is a multifunctional agro – ecosystem,” said Ducks Unlimited president George Dunklin.
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“In addition to nutritious food for people, rice lands provide critical habitat for waterfowl and countless other migratory birds and wetland dependent species.”“Rice production and farming are important components to ensuring that we meet the population goals set forth in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan,” said DU CEO Dale Hall. “This study is an excellent tool we can utilize to show policymakers and waterfowl managers just how critical rice lands are to waterfowl populations. ”All three rice-growing regions of the United States – the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Gulf Coast and California‟s Central Valley – overlap directly with the continent‟s most important waterfowl wintering grounds.Unfortunately for waterfowl and rice farmers, all three regions face challenges. Water supplies for rice production are under increasing pressure in all areas, and many producers may be forced to adopt practices that provide far fewer benefits for waterfowl. Lack of water availability is already hurting plantings in California, which is expected to plant 20 percent fewer acres to rice this year. Because of the significance of rice lands for waterfowl habitat, DU and the USA Rice Federation formed the USA Rice – DU Stewardship Partnership in 2013 to advocate for sound agriculture- and conservationrelated policies and to promote the important ecosystem benefits of rice agriculture.USDA‟s Natural Conservation Resources Service also recognizes the contributions of U.S. rice producers to maintain water quality and provide much-needed waterfowl habitat, providing along with DU, technical and financial assistance to help producers accomplish their goals. According to the study, authored by Memphis-based Ducks Unlimited scientists for the Rice Foundation, more than 40 percent of the food resources available to wintering dabbling ducks along the central Valley and Gulf Coast derive from flooded rice fields.“The importance of the strong, viable rice industry goes well beyond the family farmers,” rice mills and merchants, to national conservation efforts,” said USA Rice Federation president and CEO Betsey Ward. “What‟s good for rice is good for ducks.”
Commodity Groups Dismayed Over Japan's TPP Stance U.S. dairy, pork, rice and wheat groups on Wednesday issued a combined statement expressing their dismay over some statements by Japan's minister of economic policy at the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks earlier this week in Singapore.The International Dairy Foods Association, National Pork Producers Council, the National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates and USA Rice Federation all came together to criticize the lack of market access proposed by Japan for their products.Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Akira Amari had indicated at the meeting that it was critical for the trade talks to reach some agreement by the end of the year.The groups called on U.S. negotiators to "push Japan to provide meaningful
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agricultural market access in the agreement.
"As the commodity groups stated, "Amari's statement in Singapore that none of Japan's sensitive agricultural items will be fully liberalized may signal the end of hopes for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to become a truly comprehensive and forward-looking 21st century agreement. A country cannot shield its primary agricultural products from competition and still claim to be committed to a high-standard agreement liberalizing essentially all goods." ??????The farm groups indicated they had high hopes when Japan joined the TPP talks. Japan had agreed to "to pursue an agreement that is comprehensive and ambitious in all areas, eliminating tariffs and other barriers to trade and investment," the groups stated, pointing to a report by TPP Trade Ministers to Leaders.
Yet Amari flatly told the other negotiating countries that Japan will not abolish tariffs in the five agricultural sectors it considers "sacred," the farm groups stated. Those five sectors include seven basic agricultural products, covering most of agricultural production: dairy, sugar, rice, beef, pork, wheat and barley. They also include many downstream products made from those seven items, such as flour and flour mixes made from wheat and rice, the ag groups stated.The farm groups added, "The broad exemption that Japan is demanding will encourage other partner countries to withhold their sensitive sectors as well. The result would fall far short of a truly comprehensive agreement that would set a new standard for future trade agreements. In fact the TPP envisioned by Japan, if it stands, would be the least comprehensive agreement the U.S. has negotiated since the 21st century began.
"Failing a better offer from Japan, the ag groups stated, "the alternative is suspending negotiations with Japan for now and concluding a truly comprehensive agreement with those TPP partners that are willing to meet the originally contemplated level of ambition. It is a big step but one that will be justified if Japan continues to refuse to open its agricultural sector to meaningful competition." Chris Clayton can be reached at chris.clayton@dtn.com Follow him on Twitter @ChrisClaytonDTN
NACC to question 4 witnesses linked to the rice pledging program Thursday, 29 May 2014By NNT
BANGKOK, 28 May 2014 - The National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) is to question four additional witnesses in the rice pledging scheme and also probe the assets and liabilities of political position holders responsible for the scheme.NACC Secretary General Sansern Poljiak said the decision came during yesterdayâ€&#x;s meeting which focused on the projectâ€&#x;s damage made during the supervision of former Deputy Prime Ministr and Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, and Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuangrach.
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The four witnesses are Director-General of the Department of the Internal Trade Somchart Soithong, Permanant Secretary of Finance Rangsan Sriworasat, Inspector of the Ministry of Finance Kulit Sombutsiri, and Managing Director of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) or his representative. Currently the BAAC‟s top position belongs to Mr. Luck Watjananawat.Meanwhile, the Public Warehouse Organization President Chanutpakon Wongsrinil defended his agency against a recently surfaced claim that three million tons of rice were missing from the warehouse. He explained that the lot had been pulled out for bleaching and delivery. Nonetheless, the PWO President said a committee would be set up to go over the number again.
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BANGKOK, 29 May 2014 (NNT) - The private sector has expressed confidence that the Thai economy will grow more after the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) gives overdue payments to rice farmers while suggesting all sectors to help develop the quality of life of farmers urgently. Deputy Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Wichai Atsaratsakon who is also spokesman of seven key private organizations said he believed overdue rice payments totaling 100 billion baht could generate 2-3 times as much in the economic system or around 200-300 billion baht. Many more ten billions were expected to circulate in the economy during the coming World Cup 2014, Mr Wichai said. The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce has predicted that the rice payments and the World Cup this year will help contribute to the GDP growth rate by at least 0.5%.The deputy chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce also suggested that the most sustainable solution to Thai farmers’ problems was agricultural reform and development of the quality of life of the farmers. They would be able to earn a sustainable income by decreasing the costs of production while increasing production with assistance from all sectors in terms of rice strain development, new agricultural methods and agricultural zoning, Mr Wanchai said.
Rice market to see hand-to-mouth buying KARNAL, MAY 29:
The rice market is likely to continue witnessing a range-bound trend in the coming days, said market experts.Prices of aromatic and non-basmati rice varieties were unchanged on Thursday despite lukewarm trading.Restricted trading in the market kept prices unchanged, said Amit Kumar, proprietor of Ginni Rice. Following steady domestic demand and easy availability of stocks, retail and bulk buyers are placing orders based on their requirement, he said.According to trade experts, the market could only see hand-to-mouth buying
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and prices may continue to rule around the current levels with nominal fluctuation over the next few days.In the physical market, Pusa-1121 (steam) sold at ₹9,200 , while Pusa-1121 (sela) quoted at ₹7,500 a quintal. Pure Basmati (raw) was ₹12,300. Duplicate basmati (steam) sold at ₹7,200. Pusa-1121 (second wand) was at ₹7,200, Tibar at ₹6,100 while Dubar at ₹5,250 a quintal. In the non-basmati section, Sharbati (steam) sold at ₹4,700 while Sharbati (sela) quoted at ₹4,250. Permal (raw) sold at ₹2,300, Permal (sela) at ₹2,400, PR-11 (sela) was sold at ₹2,600 while PR-11 (raw) at ₹2,650. PR14 (steam) sold at ₹2,850 a quintal. (This article was published on May 29, 2014)
MSU research associate finds her field in rice By Keri Collins Lewis MSU Ag Communications STONEVILLE – Jennifer Corbin is one of a kind.
A Mississippi State University research associate at the Delta Research and Extension Center, Corbin is the only female rice researcher at the Stoneville center and the most senior on her project.In fact, she‟s the station‟s only female research associate in field crops. Jennifer Corbin, a research associate with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, studies rice varieties, such as these growing in a greenhouse at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville on May 22, 2014. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kat Lawrence)
Ag research isn‟t even a field she ever imagined she would choose for her career.“I planned to be a veterinarian,” Corbin said. “I lived outside a city of 70,000 people. I went to college at the University of Arkansas, and the programs there are geared toward food animal production.”While in college, Corbin switched her major to agriculture business with plans to work in the poultry industry. But when the economy slowed down, she and her husband, Austin, started looking for jobs in other regions. They moved from Arkansas to Cleveland, Mississippi in the fall of 2009 for Austin‟s job.Once she arrived in the Mississippi Delta, Corbin started looking for work. She was hired
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to work with Tim Walker, then an associate agronomist with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. “Within six months, I started working on my master‟s degree in agronomy,” Corbin said. “I discovered I really enjoy being outside, not doing the same thing every day. With this industry, every season brings something different -- planting, maintenance, harvest.” Corbin specializes in the Clearfield 151 variety of rice.“It‟s high yielding, but it has a lot of problems with lodging,” she said. “If you drive past a field and see the rice laid over due to rain or wind, that‟s lodging.”Producers want to grow this variety because of the high yields, but lodging causes problems with harvesting and reduces milling quality, Corbin said.“We‟re working on ways to minimize lodging, trying to see if the plant can be managed through nitrogen, potassium and fungicide applications or plant growth regulators,” Corbin said.Corbin said the environment she works in may not appeal to all women. “You have to be aware of what you‟re getting into when you work in an industry that is predominantly male,” she said. “Men and women are very different emotionally. I realize that I have to keep my emotions in check to a certain extent to be respected and taken seriously. As a female, it can be intimidating to be surrounded by men all the time, so I would say a certain level of confidence is also necessary.”Walker, Corbin‟s longtime supervisor, said she was respected by the staff because she worked as hard as everyone else.“She‟s not afraid of hard work. Rice is grown in hot, very humid and muddy conditions, and you have to be willing to get sweaty and muddy to work in it,” Walker said. “Jennifer understands and relates well to people who work in Southern agriculture, and if anyone on my predominantly male staff pushed or prodded her, she gave it right back. I enjoyed seeing the work dynamic between her and the other team members.”Walker said Corbin was not afraid to ask questions.“„Why‟ and „how‟ are very important words for any scientist,” he said. “She followed her findings through to the development of more questions and hypotheses.”Her strong work ethic and good character were evident in both the lab and the field, no matter what the challenges were.“Not long after Jennifer decided to pursue her master‟s degree, she became pregnant with her first child, and she gave birth to her second child during the summer of her last year of graduate research,” Walker said. “We had to force her to stop going to her research plots a few weeks before the baby was due because we started getting calls from farmers questioning why I would make a pregnant lady walk the rice fields.“Needless to say, I was not making her do it; she was doing it on her own. She‟s just that dedicated,” he said.
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-May 29 Thu May 29, 2014 2:39pm IST Nagpur, May 29 (Reuters) - Gram and tuar prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) reported down in poor buying support from local traders amid poor quality arrival. Fresh fall on NCDEX in gram, increased overseas supply and downward trend in Madhya Pradesh pulses also pushed down prices, according to sources.
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* * * * FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Desi gram prices recovered in open market on good demand from local traders amid weak supply from producing regions. Repeated enquiries from South-based traders also boosted prices. TUAR * Tuar Karnataka declined sharply in open market here in absence of buyers amid profit-taking selling by stockists at higher level. * Rice HMT and rice HMT Shriram showed upward tendency in open market on good marriage season demand from local traders amid tight supply from producing regions like Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. * In Akola, Tuar - 4,100-4,300, Tuar dal - 6,300-6,500, Udid at 6,100-6,500, Udid Mogar (clean) - 7,200-7,700, Moong - 8,200-8,400, Moong Mogar (clean) 9,500-10,200, Gram - 2,400-2,600, Gram Super best bold - 3,300-3,600 for 100 kg. * Wheat, other varieties of rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in thin trading activity, according to sources. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 2,300-2,530 2,350-2,580 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,850-4,200 3,900-4,300 Moong Auction n.a. 5,200-5,500 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Gram Super Best Bold 4,000-4,200 4,000-4,200 Gram Super Best n.a. Gram Medium Best 3,850-3,950 3,850-3,950 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a. Gram Mill Quality 3,500-3,600 3,500-3,600 Desi gram Raw 2,850-2,950 2,800-2,900 Gram Filter new 3,200-3,400 3,200-3,400 Gram Kabuli 8,500-10,500 8,500-10,500 Gram Pink 7,700-8,100 7,700-8,100 Tuar Fataka Best 6,500-6,700 6,500-6,700 Tuar Fataka Medium 6,300-6,400 6,300-6,400
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Tuar Dal Best Phod 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Tuar Dal Medium phod 5,400-5,700 5,400-5,700 Tuar Gavarani 4,400-4,500 4,400-4,500 Tuar Karnataka 4,350-4,450 4,450-4,550 Tuar Black 7,800-8,000 7,800-8,000 Masoor dal best 6,200-6,400 6,200-6,400 Masoor dal medium 6,000-6,200 6,000-6,200 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold 9,900-10,500 9,900-10,500 Moong Mogar Medium best 9,200-9,700 9,200-9,700 Moong dal super best 9,200-9,600 9,200-9,600 Moong dal Chilka 9,000-9,400 9,000-9,400 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 8,000-9,100 8,000-9,100 Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 8,000-8,200 8,000-8,200 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,600-7,400 6,600-7,400 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,500-5,800 5,500-5,800 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,700-6,000 4,700-6,000 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 3,050-3,150 3,050-3,150 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,400 3,300-3,400 Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,500-3,600 3,500-3,600 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,800-5,300 4,800-5,300 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,600 1,200-1,600 Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,500 1,200-1,500 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,300-1,500 1,300-1,500 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,150 2,000-2,150 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,000 2,800-3,000 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,700 2,200-2,700 Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,100-1,400 1,100-1,400 Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,700-2,000 1,700-2,000 Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100 Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200 Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,100 3,700-4,000 Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,400 4,500-5,300 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,400-13,900 10,400-13,900 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,300-10,000 7,300-10,500 Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,500-5,800 5,500-5,800 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,300-1,500 1,300-1,500 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700
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WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 42.3 degree Celsius (108.1 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp. 26.7 degree Celsius (80.1 degree Fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a. Rainfall : 0.0 mm FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 45 and 27 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)
Since You Grill Basically Everything Else, Grill Your Rice, Too Julia BainbridgeFood EditorMay 28, 2014
For two weeks, we’ve got top chefs sharing their little-known tricks for backyard cooking. Photo credit: © StockFood / Greg Rannells Photography It‟s actually very traditional in Japanese cooking. “We grill rice in order to have a nice crust and toasted rice flavor,” says Kuniko Yagi, chef atHinoki & the Bird in Los Angeles. Plus, it‟s a good way to use leftovers.Yagi says to form the rice into burger patty-sized discs the same night you cook it. Then, immediately wrap each patty individually and freeze them; they‟ll last for up to a month. “This way whenever you feel like you don‟t have time to cook, you have rice in the freezer already,” says Yagi. “It‟s perfect.” A few musts, here: 1. You must use sushi rice, which has the highest starch content. ”Basmati and jasmine, they are not going to be able to hold their shape,” says Yagi. 2. You must pack the rice tight, so it doesn‟t break on the grill.
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3. You must use a big handful of rice. “Make it bigger rather than smaller because it will break otherwise,” says Yagi. It should be about an inch and a a half thick and the size of a burger patty, but a hearty one. “Not like a thin, In-N-Out patty,” she says, chuckling. When it comes to cooking, first defrost your rice patty in the microwave
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minutes. Spray the patty with grapeseed oil and grill over medium heat for about three minutes on each each side. “This is a starch, so it‟s easy to burn,” says Yagi. “You‟ll want to adjust the fire as much as you can to get grill marks without burning the rice. And don‟t move the patty too much, otherwise it will break.” And brush on a little soy sauce while it‟s grilling. “In the restaurant, we sprinkle dark soy sauce and it caramelizes a bit while you‟re grilling.”Once you get it down, says Yagi, it‟s it‟s the perfect thing to serve alongside grilled meats. It‟s also a treat “in the middle of the night if you‟re hungry.” We think she‟s talking about drunk food, but she‟s too sweet to admit it.
TABLE-India Grain Prices - Delhi - May 29 Thu May 29, 2014 2:42pm IST 0 COMMENTS Rates by Asian News International, New Delhi
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(in rupees per 100 kg unless stated) ---------------------------------------------------------Wheat Desi
2,000-2,600
2,000-2,600.
Wheat Dara
1,550-1,650
1,500-1,650.
Atta Chakki (per 10 Kg) Roller Mill (per bag) Maida (per bag) Sooji (per bag)
Rice Sela I.R.-8 Gram
220-250.
1,600-1,700
1,650-1,775.
1,650-1,800 1,850-2,000
Rice Basmati(Common) Rice Permal
220-250
1,650-1,800. 1,850-2,000.
8,000-9,100
1,800-2,400 1,600-1,700 1,950-2,200 3,000-3,500
8,900-9,200.
1,810-2,425. 1,600-1,700. 1,900-2,100. 2,950-3,450.
Peas Green
3,200-3,300
3,200-3,300.
Peas White
3,150-3,350
3,000-3,200.
Bajra Jowar white Maize
1,450-1,650 2,000-3,500 1,600-1,700
1,450-1,650. 2,100-3,600. 1,600-1,700.
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Barley
1,300-1,600
1,300-1,600.
Source: Delhi grain market traders.
Asian Institutions Release Genomes of 3000 Rice Lines Email Dennis By Dennis Normile Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 2:15pm
As a step toward boosting rice production to meet a projected 25% increase in demand by 2030, researchers from three Asian institutions today announced the release of the genetic sequences of 3000 rice lines.The 3000 genomes will help us explore new genes needed to create new adaptive varieties; this is becoming increasingly important to sustain rice productivity and to ensure food security under the impact of climate change," says Hei Leung, a plant geneticist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Ba単os, the Philippines, and one of the scientists involved in the project.The backers hope that this genetic information will lead to identifying genes for draught, disease, and pest resistance as well as tolerance for poor soils. The first rice genomes were sequenced in the mid-2000s, but this advancement in understanding rice genetics had limited impact in improving rice strains."A single genome does not reveal the large store of genetic diversity in rice," says Leung, who notes that many important genes are not present in the previously sequenced rice lines. "Many useful genes are carried in traditional [rice] landraces; without sequence information it is difficult to use such treasure," he says.The sequencing of 3000 rice lines acquired from 89 countries has confirmed that there are five broad varietal groups. More importantly, the effort identified
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approximately 18.9 million single nucleotide polymorphisms, or minor genetic differences, that might represent important traits. Leung says the next step is to connect the genetic sequence information to specific phenotypical traits. The sequencing effort was a collaboration among IRRI; BGI in Shenzhen, China; and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology funded the project.The report on the sequences and a commentary by officials from the three institutions appear online today in GigaScience. The entire data set is available at the journal's affiliated database, GigaDB. Seeds of all of the rice lines are held by the International Rice Genebank Collection housed at IRRI. Posted in Asia/Pacific, Biology Iimage: IRRI-A farmer harvests rice in Nepal
Managing paddy straw in Cauvery delta Paddy straw is the staple food for cattle in Cauvery Delta, as rice is for humans. Consequent to the labour scarcity and escalating wages, farmers have started harvesting paddy with combined harvesters.Cauvery Delta farmers heavily depend on harvesting machines resulting in spill over of chopped paddy straw in the field.Large-scale use of combined harvesters led to the situation wherein disposal of paddy straw became an
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issue resulting in burning of paddy straw in a few pockets. On an average, about 4 to 6 tons of paddy straw/ha is obtained per crop. Combined harvestor
During khariff season, rice crop is harvested by combine harvester using the chain type of harvester because of the excess soil moisture.The left over paddy straw is incorporated into the soil by puddling owing to the availability of canal water/ North East monsoon after the harvesting during rabi season.During summer, burning of paddy straw by a few farmers causes human health problems, emission of green house gases especially carbon dioxide, loss of plant nutrients due to ammonia and potassium volatilisation, loss of beneficial microorganisms in the soil surface and adverse impact on soil properties in addition to wastage of valuable crop residue. Advantages
Instead, the paddy straw if mulched back into the fields has the following advantages:Weed growth is arrested, straw acts as a soil mulch leading to conservation of soil moisture and one third of potash requirement can be saved for the succeeding rice crop.Another option to solve this problem is, modifying the combine harvester to collect and remove the paddy straw from field by proper adjustment in the harvester which needs to be designed and tested under field conditions by agricultural engineers.(R. Rajendran is Director in charge, Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute (TRRI), and R. Natesan is Prof, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Aduthurai 612 101, Tamil Nadu, Phone : 0435- 2472098, email: dirtrri@tnau.ac.in) Keywords: paddy straw, Cauvery delta, farming techniques
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