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Management of rice production systems to increase productivity

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Amendments. The amount <strong>of</strong> N from manure can either be calculated from<br />

information you supply or from the default data tables.<br />

Determining Residue N: Green manures that remain in place or<br />

residues, such as s<strong>to</strong>ver or compost, that are moved from one location <strong>to</strong><br />

another also provide N <strong>to</strong> the crop and thus reduce the amount <strong>of</strong> fertilizer<br />

that must be added.<br />

You will enter information on green manures in the Diagnosis section<br />

under Crop His<strong>to</strong>ry. You MUST select the green manure from the list. If you<br />

select the ʺotherʺ green manure then you must also enter the <strong>to</strong>tal dry matter<br />

and dry matter N content.<br />

You will be asked about residue information in the Prediction section<br />

under the Applied Amendments. Again, you will be asked <strong>to</strong> supply specific<br />

information, but if you do not have this information, values may be supplied<br />

from the data tables. To calculate the contribution <strong>of</strong> nitrogen from these<br />

organic sources, you MUST supply the amount <strong>of</strong> residue that is added and<br />

the N content <strong>of</strong> these materials.<br />

Determining Fertilizer Requirement: At the end <strong>of</strong> the Prediction<br />

section, the crop N requirement and N sources (N supplied by the soil and<br />

added organic sources) have been determined. By subtracting the amount <strong>of</strong><br />

N supplied by the soil and organic sources from the amount <strong>of</strong> N needed by<br />

the crop at the target yield, the amount <strong>of</strong> extra N needed as fertilizer is<br />

calculated. To determine fertilizer N, the amount <strong>of</strong> N needed by the crop is<br />

divided by the efficiency <strong>of</strong> the N fertilizer (See Prediction section – N<br />

Application). You can either supply the fertilizer efficiency value or you may<br />

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