Maclean et al. - 2002 - Rice almanac source book for the most important e

More documents

Recommendations

Info

India Indonesia Japan 1 quintal = 100 kg 1 maund = 37.3 kg = 82.29 lb 1 Madras measure rice = 54 oz = 3.375 lb Bigha is a land measure in rural areas; its definition varies from state to state. In Gujarat, 4/7 bigha = 1 acre In Rajasthan, 21/2 bighas = 1 acre In West Bengal, 3 bighas = 1 acre 1 liter rice = 0.8 kg 1 gantang rice = 8.58 liters = 0.00686 mt 1 mt rice = 145.69 gantang Dry stalk rough rice (padi) to milled rice (beras) = 52% Gabah kering (dry rough rice) to milled rice (beras) = 68% Dry stalk rough rice (padi) to rough rice = 76.47% Brown rice x 1.25 = rough rice Milled rice x 1.37 = rough rice Brown rice x 0.91 = milled rice Rough rice x 0.728 = milled rice 1 koku rough rice = 187.5 kg 1 koku brown rice = 150 kg 1 koku milled rice = 136.5 kg 1 sho milled rice = 1.425 kg 1 kan = 3.75 kg 1 kin = 0.6 kg 1 picul = 50 kg 1 cho = 10 tan = 2.45072 acres = 0.99174 ha 1 ha = 10.0833 tan = 1.00833 cho 1 tan = 0.1 cho = 0.9917 ha Korea, Rep. of 1 danbo = 0.1 jeongbo = 0.099174 ha 1 ha = 1.0083 jeongbo 1 seok milled rice = 144 kg 1 seok brown rice = 155 kg 1 seok rough rice = 100 kg 100 liters milled rice = 79.8264 kg Malaysia Myanmar 1 picul brown rice = 133.33 lb = 60.48 kg 1 gantang rough rice = 5.60 lb = 2.54 kg 1 kati = 0.60478 kg 100 measures rough rice = 1 basket 1 basket rough rice = 46 lb = 20.86 kg 1 basket milled rice = 75 lb = 34.02 kg 1 bag milled rice = 225 lb = 102.06 kg 1 pyi milled rice = 4.69 lb = 2.13 kg 1 maund = 0.037 mt 246 Rice almanac
Nepal Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand 1 mt = 26.792 maunds 1 khet = 1.3 ha 1 bigha = 0.67 ha (Terai) 1 matomuri = 0.13 ha = 0.25 ropani 1 ropani = 0.05 ha (Hills) = 4 muris 1 muri = 0.013 ha 1 seer = 0.80 kg (Hills) 1 seer = 0.93 kg (Terai) 1 mana = 0.3 kg rough rice 1 mana = 0.454 kg rice 1 maund = 37.32 kg rough rice (Terai) 1 kg = 2.2046 lb = 1.0716 seer 1 quintal = 100 kg = 1.96841 cwt = 2.679 maunds 1 metric ton = 1,000 kg = 0.98421 long ton = 26.79 maunds 100 kg per ha = 1.4869 bushels per acre = 1.09 maunds per acre 1 bushel = 0.73 maunds = 29.17 seers = 60 lb Before 1980, 1 maund = 37.324 kg After 1980, 1 maund = 40 kg 1 cavan rough rice = 50 kg 1 cavan milled rice = 50 kg 1 ganta milled rice = 2.24 kg Before 1973 1 ganta = 3 liters 1 cavan rough rice = 44 kg 1 cavan milled rice = 56 kg 1 bushel rough rice = 46 lb = 20.86 kg 1 bushel rough rice = 30.69 milled rice = 14 kg milled rice 1 bushel milled rice = 64 lb = 32 measures of rice 1 measure milled rice = 2 lb = 0.907 kg 1 picul = 60 kg 1 catty = 600 g = 6 kg 1 kwein = 2,000 liters 1 ban = 1,000 liters 1 sat = 20 liters 1 thanan = 1 liter 1 kwein rough rice = 1 mt rough rice 1 rai = 0.16 ha = 0.395 acre Other countries Australia 1 bushel rough rice = 42 lb = 19.05 kg Brazil 1 bushel rough rice = 45 lb = 20.41 kg 1 sack (bag) rough rice = 110.23 lb = 50 kg 1 sack (bag) milled rice = 88.18 lb = 40 kg Conversion factors 247
Page 2 and 3:
Third Edition Source Book for the M
Page 4 and 5:
Contents Foreword v Acknowledgments
Page 6 and 7:
Foreword The first edition of the R
Page 8 and 9:
The facts of rice Production Rice f
Page 10 and 11:
Transplanting is the planting of 1-
Page 12 and 13:
Ecogeographic differentiation Indic
Page 14 and 15:
Table 3. World rice area, yield, an
Page 16 and 17:
from working on these farms. In the
Page 18 and 19:
The rice plant and its ecology Morp
Page 20 and 21:
Flag leaf blade Axis Spikelet (flor
Page 22 and 23:
Table 1. Typical profile of a flood
Page 24 and 25:
Korea 8 CHINA 8 5 6 Japan 5 PAKISTA
Page 26 and 27:
growth duration (around 100 d), gre
Page 28 and 29:
and high levels of exchangeable Al.
Page 30 and 31:
In these environments, rice yields
Page 32 and 33:
insects, spiders, and microorganism
Page 34 and 35:
Predator movements between habitats
Page 36 and 37:
Wolf spiders feed on a range of ins
Page 38 and 39:
terraces of the northern Philippine
Page 40 and 41:
precursors of vitamin A—beta-caro
Page 42 and 43:
Hybrid breeding has also begun with
Page 44 and 45:
UV radiation effects UV-B radiation
Page 46 and 47:
year, was actually less than 19 mil
Page 48 and 49:
herbicide was present, these select
Page 50 and 51:
2. Water-limited production. 3. Wat
Page 52 and 53:
tive mechanisms of the three intern
Page 54 and 55:
Integrated Natural Resource Managem
Page 56 and 57:
evaluate prototype technologies for
Page 58 and 59:
eaches of river systems, in which a
Page 60 and 61:
to be combined in a coherent and co
Page 62 and 63:
natural resource base. To fulfill t
Page 64 and 65:
objectives are to focus rice-sector
Page 66 and 67:
Drying rice in southern Vietnam. sc
Page 68 and 69:
Table 1. Production and consumption
Page 70 and 71:
Table 3. Population growth versus r
Page 72 and 73:
Table 4. Comparison of domestic ric
Page 74 and 75:
Rice in Europe and the Mediterranea
Page 76 and 77:
flooding the rice field to stimulat
Page 78 and 79:
Rice in North America Rice in North
Page 80 and 81:
Large-scale mechanized rice farmers
Page 82 and 83:
Rice in Latin America and the Carib
Page 84 and 85:
Experimental rice plots in Uruguay.
Page 86 and 87:
Table 1. Production, consumption, a
Page 88 and 89:
occur only by shifting out of other
Page 90 and 91:
The top 10 rice-producing countries
Page 92 and 93:
eastern, and south-central areas, w
Page 94 and 95:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 96 and 97:
The Rajasthan desert extending west
Page 98 and 99:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 100 and 101:
malnutrition among children age 2-5
Page 102 and 103:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 104 and 105:
Recent developments in the rice sec
Page 106 and 107:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 108 and 109:
Page 110 and 111:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 112 and 113:
in 1999 and grew at 0.9%/yr during
Page 114 and 115:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 116 and 117:
Page 118 and 119:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 120 and 121:
country. This is because rice has e
Page 122 and 123:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 124 and 125:
incidence of malnutrition among chi
Page 126 and 127:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 128 and 129:
consumption of cassava. Rice suppli
Page 130 and 131:
Percent 100 Index (1966 = 100) 500
Page 132 and 133:
AFGHANISTAN is a landlocked country
Page 134 and 135:
ARGENTINA extends down the Atlantic
Page 136 and 137:
The island continent of AUSTRALIA i
Page 138 and 139:
BHUTAN, surrounded by India and Chi
Page 140 and 141:
BOLIVIA is a landlocked country of
Page 142 and 143:
BURKINA FASO, previously Upper Volt
Page 144 and 145:
CAMBODIA lies between 10° and 15°
Page 146 and 147:
CAMEROON is a West African nation b
Page 148 and 149:
The Republic of CHAD is a landlocke
Page 150 and 151:
COLOMBIA faces both the Pacific Oce
Page 152 and 153:
The Democratic Republic of the CONG
Page 154 and 155:
CÔTE D’IVOIRE is centrally locat
Page 156 and 157:
CUBA is the main island of the Cuba
Page 158 and 159:
The DOMINICAN REPUBLIC occupies an
Page 160 and 161:
ECUADOR, on the tropical Pacific co
Page 162 and 163:
EGYPT, a large nation of 1 million
Page 164 and 165:
FRANCE, in western Europe, consists
Page 166 and 167:
The GAMBIA is a very small tropical
Page 168 and 169:
The Republic of GHANA, a small (240
Page 170 and 171:
GREECE, in the eastern Mediterranea
Page 172 and 173:
GUINEA is a populous country (popul
Page 174 and 175:
GUINEA BISSAU is a tiny (36,000 km
Page 176 and 177:
GUYANA, a small country, with 215,0
Page 178 and 179:
IRAN is a Middle Eastern country bo
Page 180 and 181:
ITALY is the main rice-producing co
Page 182 and 183:
KOREA DPR occupies the northern par
Page 184 and 185:
REPUBLIC OF KOREA, occupying the so
Page 186 and 187:
Lao PDR is an elongated, landlocked
Page 188 and 189:
LIBERIA, whose coast is known as th
Page 190 and 191:
MADAGASCAR, a large island east of
Page 192 and 193:
MALAYSIA consists of a peninsula, b
Page 194 and 195:
MALI, one of the larger West Africa
Page 196 and 197:
MAURITANIA is a large West African
Page 198 and 199:
MEXICO, at the southern end of Nort
Page 200 and 201: MOZAMBIQUE extends nearly 2,500 km
Page 202 and 203: NEPAL is a small (141,000 km 2 ) co
Page 204 and 205: NICARAGUA, a small country of 130,0
Page 206 and 207: NIGER is one of the larger Central
Page 208 and 209: NIGERIA is the most populous countr
Page 210 and 211: PAKISTAN, a South Asian country fac
Page 212 and 213: PARAGUAY, a relatively small landlo
Page 214 and 215: PERU faces the Pacific Ocean on the
Page 216 and 217: PORTUGAL, the westernmost country o
Page 218 and 219: The RUSSIAN FEDERATION in northern
Page 220 and 221: SENEGAL is a West African country f
Page 222 and 223: SIERRA LEONE, between Guinea and Li
Page 224 and 225: SPAIN, in southwestern Europe, has
Page 226 and 227: SRI LANKA, a small island at the so
Page 228 and 229: SURINAME is a small Latin American
Page 230 and 231: TANZANIA is a large country between
Page 232 and 233: TURKEY, a diverse land of 780,000 k
Page 234 and 235: The UNITED STATES, occupying the ce
Page 236 and 237: URUGUAY, a relatively small South A
Page 238 and 239: VENEZUELA forms part of the norther
Page 240 and 241: Rice-related databases Inquiries ca
Page 242 and 243: 7. Name: RICE ECOSYSTEMS Location:
Page 244 and 245: 22. Name: NURSERIES Location: CIAT
Page 246 and 247: 37. Name: PERIO Location: WARDA Lib
Page 248 and 249: 52. Name: IR64 MUTANT DATABASE Loca
Page 252 and 253: Egypt Ghana Guyana Malawi Mexico Pa
Page 254 and 255: Rice facts Freshwater resources per
Page 256 and 257: Rice facts RICE PRODUCTION Selected
show all

Maclean et al. - 2002 - Rice almanac source book for the most important e

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?