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    Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers' income in Bangladesh
    (Cambridge University Press, 2021) Ahmed, S.; Kumar, V.; Alam, M.; Dewan, M.R.; Bhuiyan, K.A.; Miajy, A.A.; Saha, A.; Singh, S.; Timsina, J.; Krupnik, T.J.
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    Guidelines for dry seeded aman rice (DSR) in Bangladesh
    (IRRI, 2014) Gathala, M.K.; Sudhir-Yadav; Mazid, M.A.; Humphreys, E.; Ahmed, S.; Krupnik, T.J.; Rashid, M.H.; Chauhan, B.S.; Kumar, V.; Russell, T.; Saleque, M.A.; Kamboj, B.R.; Jat, M.L.; Malik, R.; Tiwari, T.P.; Mondal, M.; Rahmand, M.; Saha, A.; Hossain, K.; Saiful Islam; Mcdonald, A.
    Dry seeded rice (DSR) is becoming an attractive option for farmers as it has a much lower labor requirement than manually transplanted rice. Labor for transplanting rice has become scarce and costly because laborers are shifting from agriculture to industry, public works and services, and migrating abroad. DSR can be readily adopted by small farmers as well as large farmers, provided that the required machinery is locally available (e.g., through custom hire from agricultural service providers). Best practice involves using a 2- or 4-wheel tractor-drawn drill to seed in rows into nontilled or dry tilled soil, as for wheat. Because the soil is not puddled, DSR also has a lower water requirement for crop establishment, and may require less frequent irrigation than puddled transplanted rice grown with alternate wetting and drying water management during dry spells. Where arsenic contaminated groundwater is used, less irrigation means less arsenic brought to the soil surface. Furthermore, accumulation of arsenic in the grain and straw is much less if the soil is allowed to dry between irrigations to let air (oxygen) into the soil (“aerobic” conditions) than in continuously flooded rice.
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    Chemical weed management in maize (Zea mays L.) under conservation agricultural systems: an outlook of the Eastern Gangetic Plains in South-Asia
    (IntechOpen, 2019) Hossain, A.; Islam, M.T.; Islam, M.S.; Nurislam; Ahmed, S.; Sarker, K.K.; Gathala, M.K.
    Maize is a widely grown cereal after rice and wheat and contributes almost 5% to the global dietary supply. In the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) including India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, maize is an emerging cash crop, because of its high yield potentiality and also the favorable climatic conditions which allow maize production round the year. In Bangladesh, area and production of maize are escalating due to the increasing demand for poultry, livestock, and fish feed, and fodder for animals and starch industries in the region. Presently, more than 90% of maize is planted by manual dibbling following 5–6 intensive tillage, which increases the cost of cultivation. The conservation agricultural (CA)-based new agricultural practices could overcome those above challenges. CA is cost-effective and environmentally friendly; however, weeds are one of the key challenges in the system. The chapter described the uses of herbicides in different ways of combinations to make effective weed control in CA-based maize to achieve potential production and profits by reducing the intensive pressure of manual weeding. The efficient and right use of pre-plant/sowing, pre- and post-emergence herbicides and their combination may be the best way for effective control of weeds in maize production.
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