Alternate Wet/Dry Irrigation in Rice Cultivation: A Practical Way to Save Water and Control Malaria and Japanese Encephlitis.
Citation:
van der Hoek, W.; Sakthivadivel, R.; Renshaw, M.; Silver, J. B.; Birley, M. H.; Konradsen, F. 2001. Alternate wet/dry irrigation in rice cultivation: A practical way to save water and control malaria and Japanese encephalitis? Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. v, 30p. (IWMI Research Report 47) [doi: 10.3910/2009.053]
Abstract
More irrigated land is devoted to rice than to any other crop. A method to save water in irrigated rice cultivation is the intermittent drying of the rice fields, known as alternate wet/dry irrigation (AWDI). This report reviews previous studies in AWDI, with a focus on mosquito vector control, water saving, and rice yields. Examples are provided from a number of countries.
ISBN 92-9090-418-6
ISSN 1026-0862
