Bengal: A Medium-Grain Rice Variety (April 1993) ‘Bengal’ is an early maturing, semidwarf, medium-grain rice variety developed at the Rice Research Station, Crowley, Louisiana. This bulletin includes information on the history, characteristics, yield potential, cultural management and pest reaction. |
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Gibberellic Acid Seed Treatment in Rice (July 1993) Gibberellic acid (GA3) was the first naturally occurring plant growth regulator (PGR) labeled for use on rice in the United States. GA3 is now profoundly influencing rice production in the southern United States. This bulletin describes the cultural and varietal problems related to emergence that needed to be addressed and provides the step-by-step approach leading to the use of GA3 as a seed treatment. (PDF Format Only) |
Adoption of Best Management Practices by Louisiana Rice Producers (Spring 2000) The results presented in this publication indicate that efforts to educate producers about nonpoint source pollution and recommended practices to minimize it can be effective in encouraging producers to adopt best management practices, whether those educational efforts are through dissemination of information at producer meetings or other outlets. (PDF format only) |
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