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Weather Based Forewarning of Rice Yellow Stem Borer,Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) at Raipur (Chhattisgarh, India)  

S. Vennila, D.K. Das, J. Singh, R.K. Tanwar, S. Sharma and C. Chattopadhyay 

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Original research articles

Characterization of the mutant lines of Akshaya rice variety for blast resistance

B. Anusha, B. Krishna Veni, M. Sheshu Madhav, M. Srinivasa Prasad and M. Lal Ahmed

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Molecular Characterization of Aromatic Landraces of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Using Microsatellite Markers

Nirmala Bharti Patel, Neha Agrawal and Rajeev Shrivastava

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Genotype X Environment Interaction and Stability Parameters in New Rice Hybrids (Oryza sativa L.)

Narendra Kulkarni, Zakir Hussain, Amit Kumar and Syed Saleem

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Effect of Desiccant (Zeolite) beads on Storage Life and Quality of Rice Seed (Oryza sativa L.) 

M. Sudha Rani, M. Rajasri and P.S. Rao

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Grain Quality Parameters of Cultivars as Influenced by SRI Vs Normal Method  of  Rice Cultivation

R.Mahender Kumar, V.Ravindra Babu, , L.V.Subba Rao, K.Surekha, Ch. Padmavathi, M.S.Prasad, N. Somasekhar, A.S. Rama Prasad and Vinod Goud

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Time of Start of Irrigation and Weed Management Practices on Performance of Dry Seeded Irrigated (Semi Dry) Rice

G. Sreenivas, D. Raji Reddy and P. Leela Rani

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Influence of Plant Densities and Age of Seedlings on Radiation Use efficiency of Kharif Transplanted Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Southern Telangana

G. Vijayalaxmi, G. Sreenivas and P. Leela Rani

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Time of Start of Irrigation and Weed Management Practices on Nutrient Uptake of Crop and Weed in Dry Seeded Irrigated (Semi Dry) Rice

G. Sreenivas, D. Raji Reddy, N. Mahesh and P. Leela Rani

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Production Potential of Rice-Zero till Maize Cropping System under Various Weed Management Practices

P. Leela Rani and M. Yakadri

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Effectiveness of Chemical Fertilizers with and without Bio-organic Materials in Transplanted Rice

Malay K. Bhowmick, M. C. Dhara, S. K. Bardhan Roy, K. Surekha and R. Mahender Kumar

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Bio-efficacy of Pymetrozine 50 WG against Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens and White  Backed Planthopper, Sogatella furcifera in Rice

K. Vasanta Bhanu

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Prospects for Direct Sown Rice, a Low Cost Technology for Sustainable Livelihood in Godavari Delta of Andhra Pradesh

P.L.R.J. Praveena and T. V. Sridhar

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Productivity of Research Publications of Indian Institute of Rice Research Published during 19902014 - A Bibliometric Study

M. Ezra and D. Ravinder

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Short Communications

Evaluation of Gene Pyramided Rice Cultures Against Bacterial Leaf Blight Disease of Rice

K. Rajappan and V. Ravi

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New Report of Chrysonotomyia species (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae), Larval Parasitoid  on the Rice Hispa, Dicladispa armigera (Oliver) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in  Himachal Pradesh

Ajai Srivastava, Urvi Sharma and Chitra Shanker

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