By Chris van Kessel and Willi Horwath, University of California Davis. - Until the late eighties and into the early nineties, burning rice straw used to be the most common management practice in the Sacramento Valley as a way to dispose of rice straw.

Explore the rich, fascinating Cultural Heritage of rice—and take a peak at the Rice Gallery. You'll learn something about yourself and your ancestors. The Asia Rice Foundation Web Site.

Find science, history and the answers to everything you've ever wanted to know about popcorn. How Does Popcorn Pop?, The History of Popcorn, Popcorn Tips, Industry Facts, Popcorn Poppers, Sources and Bibliography.

The mission of the Institute is to conduct research on all aspects of rice, demonstrate improved technologies to the farmers, train up extenstion personnel regarding modern rice technology, and to publish booklets and leaflets for rapid transfer of technologies.

The mission of the CRRI is to improve income and quality of life of rice farmers of India, particularly the resource poor rice farmers of rainfed ecosystem of eastern India.

An interactive educational resource which provides information about the science of rice. The Centre aims to increase the economic contribution of the rice industry to the regional and national economy.

Rice recipes, facts, U.S. festivals & events, rice nutrition chart, cooking with rice, kids stuff and fun and games from the USA Rice Federation.

University of Minnesota, Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook. - The availability of rice varieties with multiple resistance to insects and diseases has stabilized yields, increased farmer income, minimized the need for pesticides adn has promoted the adoption of IPM practices.

Rice Guide from the Malaysian government. Botanical Descriptions; Recommended Cultivars; Agroclimatic Requirements; Cultural Practices; Pest Management; Harvest and Handling; Economics; List Of Experts; Marketing.

The objective of the RESIDIV project is to identify and characterize genes conferring resistance to blast disease (caused by the fungus Magnaporthe grisea) in Chinese rice varieties.