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Management of rice production systems to increase productivity

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NUEp = TDM / NPLANT (3)<br />

From equations 1 and 3<br />

Y = NPLANT x NUEp x HI (4)<br />

Using equation 4 differences among genotypes in yield under various<br />

soil fertility levels can be considered in terms <strong>of</strong> the following:<br />

• Efficiency in N uptake<br />

• Efficiency with which absorbed N is used (NUEp)<br />

• Harvest Index (HI)<br />

Nitrogen‐use efficiency for grain <strong>production</strong> (NUEg) is defined as the grain<br />

yield per unit nitrogen in the plant. The equation below thus indicates the<br />

importance <strong>of</strong> HI, Ns% in determining NUEg.<br />

NUEg = Y / NPLANT<br />

= TDM x HI/TDM * (1 ‐ HI) * Ns% + TDM x HI x Ng%<br />

= 1/(1/HI ‐ 1) * Ns% + Ng%<br />

When HI is small, the genotype variation in Ns% will contribute more<br />

<strong>to</strong> the variation in NUEg. As HI <strong>increase</strong>s, however, the contribution <strong>of</strong> Ns%<br />

decreases, and at HI = 0.5, the genotype differences in the values <strong>of</strong> Ns and<br />

Ng% will contribute equally <strong>to</strong> NUEg.<br />

Research Objectives and Hypotheses<br />

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