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Most commercial rice is grown in a flooded field, called a paddy, to prevent weed seeds from germinating and overtaking the rice. The rice can tolerate wet conditions, while the weeds cannot.

The rice paddy itself requires a large part of that ... keep rice seedlings from growing but high enough to drown any weeds that would compete with the rice stalks for nutrients.

In Iwaki, a resident spotted the suspicious weed in a waterway of a rice paddy and reported it to the prefectural government in June. Prefectural officials asked the National Agriculture and Food ...

In a rice field in Niigata prefecture, Japan, a small robot trundles along on big orange wheels, navigating a ridge edging the paddy while hacking away at weeds. This compact machine’s work is ...

A new rice variety being released by rice researchers at the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter is showing promise. Ashley Davenport November 15, 2020 02:57 PM ...

The craft flew over a 1000-square-meter rice paddy, scattering seeds treated beforehand ... will stir water in the paddies to prevent weeds from popping up. Around 15 units are projected to ...

TIRUCHY: The application of modern technology in agriculture could be a means to address the manpower shortage in the sector ...