Travel report presented to Nsw Agriculture and the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Rice Production

Tim Farrell

¹Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Rice Production
C/- Yanco Agricultural Institute PMB Yanco 2703
Email: tim.farrell@agric.nsw.gov.au http://www.ricecrc.org
²NSW Agriculture Yanco Agricultural Institute PMB Yanco 2703

• Attend international conference on "The Impact of Agricultural Research for Development in Southeast Asia" in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• Attend ACIAR workshop on "Productivity of Lowland Rice in Southeast Asia -Overcoming Environmental Constraints" in Vientiane, Laos.
• October 20th - November 5th, 2000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Executive Summary 1

1.1. Introduction 1

1.2. Participation 1

1.3. Highlights 1

2. REPORT 1

2.1. Introduction 1

2.2. Aims 2

2.3. Participation 2

2.4. Cambodia 2

2.4.1. Introduction 2

2.4.2. Agricultural research 2

2.4.3. Constraints to production 3

2.4.4. Drought and flood 3

2.5. Laos 3

2.5.1. Introduction 3

2.5.2. Agricultural Research 4

2.5.3. ACIAR workshop 4

2.5.3.1. Opening section 5

2.5.3.2. Rice production systems 6

Table 1. 6

The magnitude of constraints to rice production systems in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand 6

Table 2. 7

The management options, cultivars and future research to counter major constraints to rice production 7

2.5.3.3. Drought problems in rice production 8

2.5.3.3.1. Introduction 8

2.5.3.3.2. Magnitude of the stress problem 8

2.5.3.3.3. Frequency, timing and severity of drought - a need for environmental characterisation. 9

2.5.3.3.4. Ways to develop adapted cultivars 10

2.5.3.3.5. Future Research Required (Breeding and Agronomy for Lao, Cambodia and Thailand) 10

2.5.3.4. Temperature constraints in rice production 11

2.5.3.5. Breeding strategies 12

2.5.3.6. Characterisation and modelling 12

2.5.3.7. Discussion 13

3. Acknowledgments 13

4. Recommendations 14

4.2. Genetic exchange 14

5. Travel Itinerary 14

6. Appendix 16

6.1. Reconciliation of advance Error! Bookmark not defined.

6.2. Interesting facts 16

6.3. Paper presented at ACIAR workshop Error! Bookmark not defined.