NERICA Compendium - Kenya Rice Researchers Forum

Module 6 – NERICA ® RICE MANAGEMENT 65Unit 1 – Land selection and preparation 65Unit 2 – Land selection: Where to grow NERICA ® rice? 65Unit 3 – Cropping calendar 67Unit 4 – Planting of NERICA ® varieties 67Unit 5 – Plant diversity 69Unit 6 – Weed management in NERICA ® rice-based croppingsystems 70Module 7 – SOIL FERTILIZATION AND NERICA ®RICE NUTRITION 75Unit 1 – Rates and timing 76Module 8 – INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)STRATEGIES FOR NERICA ® VARIETIES 83Unit 1 – Major insect pests of rice 83Unit 2 – Major Components in Integrated Pest Management(IPM) Strategies 87Module 9 – RICE MAJOR DISEASES AND CONTROL 95Unit 1 – Integrated Management of NERICA diseases 96Module 10 – IMPROVING SEED DELIVERY SYSTEMSIN SSA 98Module 11 – IMPROVING NERICA ® SEEDAVAILABILITY TO END-USER FARMERS 106Unit 1 – Conventional seed production scheme vs. CBSS 106Unit 2 – Pathway for NERICA ® seed production 108Module 12 – HARVEST AND POST-HARVESTOPERATIONS 111Unit 1 – Harvesting, threshing and cleaning NERICA ®paddy rice 111Unit 2 – Drying, storing and milling NERICA ® rice 114vi