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Correlation and Path Analysis for Yield and its Component Traits in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Soharu Alka and Pandey DP

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Genetic diversity analysis for yield traits in rainfed rice (Oryza sativa L.) under water stress condition.

S. Muthuramu and T. Ragavan

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Combining ability analysis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)                                         

R. P. Thakor and P. M. Mistry

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Correlation and path coefficient analysis using a set of diverse genotypes of Oryza spp.                 

Swapna Jadhav, Divya Balakrishnan, Gouri Shankar V, Kavitha Beerelli, Gowthami Chandu, Sarla Neelamraju

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Breeding strategy for improvement of rice maintainer lines through composite population for short term diversity          

Kemparaju KB, MS Ramesha, K Sruti, AS Hari Prasad, RM Sundaram, P Senguttuvel and P Revathi

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Seed storage protein evaluation of few rice varieties used by tribal people of Chhattisgarh                                            

Amrita Kumari Panda, Rojita Mishra, Ashish Kumar, Aseem Kerketta, Nishi Soni

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Evaluation of germplasm accessions for resistance to rice Brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)

Anupama Dhawande, V Jhansi Lakshmi, PM Chirukar and GR Katti, LV Subba Rao

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Assessing the efficacy of new low dose herbicide molecule in puddled direct seeded rice.

B. Sreedevi, R.M. Kumar, Aarti Singh, M.D. Tuti, Soumya Saha and S.R. Voleti

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Productivity and profitability of rice-wheat system under organic and inorganic farming in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh .

Mankotia BS

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Genotypic variation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) for  Nitrogen Use Efficiency Under Optimal and Sub Optimal     Nitrogen Levels

Surekha K,  Nagendra V,  Sailaja N,  Neeraja C N N, Subrahmanyam D  and Voleti SR

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Dynamics of Rice Production in India-Emerging sustainability issues - Options Available

Lakshmi Prasanna PA

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Promising Technologies to Bridge the Rice Yield gaps across the Country: Experiences from Frontline Demonstrations  program

Shaik N. Meer S. Arun Kumar, Praveen Rapaka, Amtul Waris and S.R.

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