Rice Briefs Newsletter

Salinity in rice fields - Difficult start for 2011.

Early pests of rice: tadpole shrimp and rice seed midge...

2010 rice variety trials results - How much phosphorus should you apply? - New UC Rice Blog - Rice Winter Meetings and Rice Production Workshop presentations available on-line - Contributions of California rice farmers to the economy - New UC ANR publications.

Phosphate and Rice-Field Algae Understanding Nitrogen Losses Due to Early Field Drainage Straw Incorporation and Nitrogen Management...

What a year for rice blast - How long does it take for rice to ripen? - Measuring grain moisture content before harvest - Insects of farm stored rice - Using a desiccant to accelerate dry down.

Temperature and plant growth, midseason nitrogen fertilizer, managing weed populations to protect against herbicide resistance.

Pre-plant nitrogen starter application, nitrogen and early drains, managing late planted rice, early season rice diseases.

2009 rice variety trial results, red rice update, rice water weevil distribution in California rice fields.

Top-dressing, rice leafminer, armyworms...

Panicle initiation and differentiation, herbicide programs for resistant late watergrass, managing nitrogen fertilization for early season drains...