Photos of SRI in Iraq

2008 Photo Sets
by Khidhir Hameed, Al-Mishkhab Rice Research Station, near Najaf
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Photo set no. 1 (158 KB)
• More vigorous roots with SRI (3 photos)
• Stick of wood with nails used now for adjusting the distance between seedlings (3 photos)
• Preparing the land - plowing and leveling (3 photos)

Photo set no. 2 (189 KB)
• 15 vs. 30 day old seedlings (3 photos)
• Wide spacing between seedlings (3 photos)
• Boasting with good SRI results (3 photos)

Photo set no. 3 (159 KB)
• Selection of best seeds using salty water (2 photos)
• Combine harvester being used (1 photo)
• Comparison between 1 and 30 day old seedlings (2 photo)
• SRI irrigation method (1 photo)
• Nursery seedling boxes (1 photo)
• Transplanting machine(1 photo)
• Mechanically-transplanted field (1 photo)

Photo set no. 4 (111 KB)
• Hand weeding (1 photo)
• Comparison between SRI and non-SRI panicles (1 photo)
• Continuous flooding as farmer method (1 photo)
• Trials at Al-Mishkhab Rice Research Station (2 photos)

Photo set no. 5 (63.6 KB)
• Chemical and organic input trials (1 photo)
• SRI vs. non-SRI plant growth (1 photo)

Photo set no. 6 (236 KB)
• Producing of organic manure on farm (2 photos)
• Clover crop grown as a green manure (1 photo)
• High tillering with SRI (3 photos)
• Transplanting young seedlings - 15 days old (3 photos)

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