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Most recent research articles published

Krupnik, Timothy J., Carol Shennan, William H. Settle, Alassane Bouna Ndiaye, Makhfousse Sarr, Matty Demont and Jonne Rodenburg. 2010. Adaptive On-farm Evaluation of Resource Conserving Rice Cultivation Practices in the Middle Senegal River Valley. Paper presented at the Tropentag conference, World Food System – A Contribution from Europe, September 14 - 16, 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Thakur, A. K. , S. Rath, S. Roychowdhury, N. Uphoff. 2010. Comparative Performance of Rice with System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Conventional Management using Different Plant Spacings. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 196(2):146-159. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2009.00406.x

Tejendra Chapagain and Yamaji Eiji. 2010.The effects of irrigation method, age of seedling and spacing on crop performance, productivity and water-wise rice production in Japan. Paddy and Water Environment 8(1): 81-90. DOI: 10.1007/s10333-009-0187-5

Mishra, A. and V. M. Salokhe. 2010 .The effects of planting pattern and water regime on root morphology, physiology and grain yield of rice. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. Published online (early view -Feb. 28, 2010) by Wiley Interscience. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2010.00421.x

Zhao, Limei, L. Wu, Y. Li, S. Animesh, D. Zhu and N. Uphoff. 2010. Comparisons of yield, water use efficiency, and soil microbial biomass as affected by the System of Rice Intensification. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 41(1):1-12. DOI: 10.1080/00103620903360247

Lin, X. Q., D. F. Zhu, H. Z. Chen, S. H. Cheng and N. Uphoff. 2009. Effect of plant density and nitrogen fertilizer rates on grain yield and nitrogen uptake of hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development. 1(2):044–053.

Thakur, A.K., N. Uphoff and E. Antony. 2009. An assessment of physiological effects of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practices compared with recommended rice cultivation practices in India. Experimental Agriculture (forthcoming issue). Published online (Oct. 27) by Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/S0014479709990548

Pandey, Sharad. 2009. "Effect of Weed Control Methods on Rice Cultivars under the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)". Master's thesis. IAAS, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. 176 p. (876 KB pdf)

Dumas-Johansen, Marc Kristof. 2009. Effect of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) on Livelihood Strategies for Cambodian Farmers and Possible Carbon Storage and Mitigation Possibilities for Greenhouse Gas Emissions. M.Sc. thesis. University of Copenhagen. 87 p. (4.06 MB)

Miyazato, Tetsuro, R.A. Mohammed and R.C. Lazaro. 2009. Irrigation management transfer (IMT) and system of rice intensification (SRI) practice in the Philippines. Paddy and Water Environment. Published online Springer (Nov. 29) doi:10.1007/s10333-009-0188-4

Hussain, A., Bhat M.A., Ganai M. Ahmad and Hussain T. 2009. Comparative performance of system of rice intensification (SRI) and conventional methods of rice cultivation under Kashmir valley conditions Indian Journal of Crop Science, 4(1-2).

Hugar, A.Y., H. Chandrappa, H.M. Jayadeva, A. Sathish and G.B. Mallikarjun. 2009. Comparative performance of different rice establishment methods in Bhadra command area. Karnataka J. Agric. Sci. 22(5): 992-994.

Mishra, Abha. 2009. System of rice intensification (SRI): A quest for interactive science to mitigate the climate change vulnerability. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 6: 242028. doi: 10.1088/1755-1307/6/24/242028

Mahajan, Gulshan and P.S. Sarao. 2009. Evaluation of System of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Intensification (SRI) in irrigated agro-ecosystem of Punjab. J. Res. ANGRAU 37(1&2):1-6.

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Journal articles and related research
• Journal articles and book chapters listed on our website
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• Country-specific research can be found for some areas in our countries section.
• Chinese research results

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  Theses
• Karki, Sudeep. System of Rice Intensification: An analysis of adoption and potential environmental benefits. Master's thesis. Norwegian University of Life Sciences. (not online)
• Dumas-Johansen, Marc Krisof. 2009. "Effect of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) on livelihood strategies for Cambodian farmers and possible carbon storage and mitigation possibilities for greenhouse gas emissions". M.Sc. thesis. University of Copenhagen. 87 p. (4.06 MB)
• Pandey, Sharad. 2009. "Effect of weed control methods on rice cultivars under the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)". Master's thesis. IAAS, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. 176 p. (876 KB pdf)
• Uyloan, John Terrence M. 2008. "Agronomic, morphological, and physiological differences of lowland rice grown under System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and conventional production system using three methods of fertilization". Los Baños, Laguna, University of the Philippines at Los Baños. (M.S.) 88 p. [accessible at the International Rice Research Institute Library - SB218 .U59 2008]
• Ahmed, Q.N. 2006. "Influence of different cultivation methods on growth and yield of hybrid and inbred rice". M.Sc. thesis, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka. 165 p. (pdf)
• Kabir, Humayun. 2006. "Adaptation and adoption of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Myanmar using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach". Ph.D. dissertation. University of Honolulu. 124 p. (2.47 MB pdf)
• Menete, Maria Zelia Lopes.  2005. Performance of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) on salt-affected soils in southern Mozambique.  Ph.D. dissertation, Cornell University., 2005.
• Ceesay, Mustapha M. 2004 (January). Management of rice production systems to increase productivity in The Gambia, West Africa. Ph.D. Dissertation. Cornell University 178 p. (744 KB pdf)
• Barison, Joeli. 2003. "Nutrient-use efficiency and nutrient uptake in conventional and intensive (SRI) rice cultivation systems in Madagascar". M.Sc. thesis. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, 2003. 94 p. (pdf)
  (This thesis was based on both on-station experimental trials at Beforona research station in Madagascar and on-farm studies of rice plants and practices associated with SRI and conventional rice cultivation. The latter sample was based on interviews with 109 farmers and measurements taken on their 109 farms sampled in four different parts of Madagascar during 2001-2002.)
• Andry Andriankaja. 2003. "Evidence on the opportunities for development of rice production with the adoption of the System of Rice Intensification, and evaluation of biological nitrogen fixation" (in French) Memoire de Fin d'Etudes (thesis) for the Department of Agriculture (Agronomy), Higher School for Agricultural Sciences (ESSA), University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.
  French language document (92 pages, pdf )
  English language summary
• Summary of findings from thesis research on SRI (1999) Frederic Bonlieu, University of Angers, France
• McHugh thesis(2002) - not yet on-line
• Moser thesis (2001) - not yet on-line
• Rajaonarison thesis (2000) - not yet on-line

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Research papers from proceedings
(!!see conferences section for a more complete listing of conference papers)

1) Proceedings of an International Conference on Assessments of the System of Rice Intensification. Sanya, China, April 1-4, 2002
(note: the entire proceedings is also available)

• The System of Rice Intensification and its use with hybrid rice varieties in China by Yan Qingquan, Hunan Agricultural University
• Assessment of using SRI with the super hybrid rice variety liangyoupei
by Ang Shengfu, Wang Xiehui, Xiong Zhongjiong, Xie Shixiu Anqing Research Institute of Agricultural Sciences, and Li Chengquan and Luo Yangchag, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences

• Physiological characteristics and high-yield techniques with SRI rice
by Wang Shao-hua, Cao Weixing, Jiang Dong, Dai Tingbo and Zhu Yan Nanjing Agricultural University
• Tillering patterns and the contribution of tillers to grain yield with hybrid rice and wide spacing by Zhu Defeng, Cheng Shihua, Zhang Yuping, and Lin Xiaqing, China National Rice Research Institute
• Physiological effects of SRI methods on the rice plant
by Tao Longxing, Wang Xi, and Min Shaokai, China National Rice Research Institute
• Experiments with a modified System of Rice Intensification in India by T. M. Thiyagarajan, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
• Evaluations of the System of Rice Intensification in Fianarantsoa Province of Madagascar by Bruno Andrianaivo, FOFIFA
• Evaluation of nutrient uptake and nutrient-use efficiency of SRI and conventional rice cultivation methods in Madagascar by Joeli Barison, Cornell University/Landscape Development Interventions Project
• Research results on biological nitrogen fixation with the System of Rice Intensification by Robert Randriamiharisoa, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar
  
  2) Proceedings for the 4th International Crop Science Congress, In Fischer, T. et al. New directions for a diverse planet Brisbane, Australia, 26 September - 1 October 2004 www.cropscience.org.au
• The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for super-high yields of rice in the Sichuan Basin by Jiaguo Zheng et al., Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
• Can yields of lowland rice resumes the increases that they showed in the 1980s? by Horie Takeshi et al, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan.
• Comparison of productivity of System of Rice Intensification and conventional rice farming systems in the dry-zone region of Sri Lanka by Sarath P. Nissanka and T. Bandara, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  
  3) Proceedings of the Conference on Rural Poverty Reduction through Research for Development and Transformation: International research on food security, natural resource management and rural development. Deutscher Tropentag, October 5 - 7, 2004, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Anthofer, Jürgen, "The Potential of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for poverty reduction in Cambodia," (full paper, pdf)
  
  4) World Rice Research Conference, Tokyo, November 4, 2004 - PowerPoints only - full proceedings unavailable
• Seven PowerPoint presentations are available on-line that were presented at the World Rice Research Conference was convened in Tokyo and then Tsukuba, Japan, November 4, 2004. The event was sponsored by FAO and IRRI and organized by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries