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PALAYCHECK: A Field
Guide for Farmers
local government levels with minimum
supervision.
The system had been tested in Nueva
Ecija, Leyte, Isabela, Negros
Occidental, Cotabato, Davao del Sur,
and Iloilo.The commercialization of
the PalayCheck System will help to
increase national rice production and
hence narrow the yield gap, increase
farmers profitability, reduce production
cost, and enhance environment safety,
PalayCheck Project Leader Dr. Rolando
T. Cruz said.
The method of clustering will be
adopted in identifying future PalayCheck sites to facilitate the collection
and analysis of data. Farmers who wish
to be part of the cluster should be willing to adopt the recommended crop
management practices under the system
and regularly attend and participate in
farmers meetings, among other things.
The sites should also be irrigated and
preferably handled by farmers with
New knowledge
products
Technology Bulletin on Root-knot
Management in Rice-Onion Cropping
System. Provides practical information on
the nature, cycle, and management of the
root-knot disease in rice and onion farms.
Technology Bulletin on
Management of Yellow and
White Stemborers. Contains
information on insect distribution, life stages, extent of
damage, and management
practices to control yellow and
white stemborers.
Technology Bulletin on
Controlled Irrigation. Presents a practical technique on
how to save irrigation water
without decreasing rice yield.