With a ban on burning, incorporating rice straw into soil may become disposal option for growers

The traditional burning of rice straw, after harvesting rice, is being phased out in California's Sacramento Valley under a 1991 state law, and rice growers are faced with seeking other ways of disposal. One option, incorporating rice straw into the soll, will require farmers to carefully evalu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Steven Blank, Karen Jetter, Carl M. Wick, John F. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1993-07-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v047n04p8