Comparing a system of rice intensification (SRI) with traditional cropping systems in Churute, Ecuador

Authors

  • Esteban Ochoa Universidad de Cuenca
  • Eduardo Chica Universidad de Cuenca
  • Eduardo Álava Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18779/cyt.v10i1.199

Keywords:

ORIZA SATIVA, TRADITIONAL CROP MANAGEMENT, BROADCAST PLANTING, TRANSPLANT RICE, IRRIGATION

Abstract

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a set of practices that reportedly increases yields in irrigated rice. Here, we report the results of a field trial conducted to evaluate an SRI and two paddy rice cultivation systems traditionally used in Ecuador (transplant and broadcast). No significant differences in yield components per area were detected among the three systems, however significant differences in yield components per plant were observed. SRI-cultivated plants produced higher yields per plant, more tillers and more panicles per plant than those cultivated using traditional systems, what indicates that SRI modified the morphological and physiological development of the plants under study. In this experiment, SRI did not increase the yield per area, but cultivation using SRI did increase the physiological efficiency of individual plants.

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Ochoa, E., Chica, E., & Álava, E. (2017). Comparing a system of rice intensification (SRI) with traditional cropping systems in Churute, Ecuador. Ciencia Y Tecnología, 10(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.18779/cyt.v10i1.199

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2017): January-June (2017)

Section

Ciencias agrarias

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