Method 2 Rice intercropping with lotus
- Author: Luo Shiming
- Main Title: Agroecological Rice Production in China , pp 11-18
- Publication Date: February 2018
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/e484b568-en
- Language: English
A very special intercropping system was developed by farmers in Litang Town, Binyang County, Guangxi Region, China. The region specializes in lotus production, with an area of 1 340 hectares under lotus production, producing 50 000 tonnes per year of lotus root. However, farmers had to buy rice from the market, they wondered, “can we produce our own rice in lotus fields?” Following several years of hard work, a very unique rice-lotus intercropping system was developed, capable of harvesting 37.5–45.0 tonnes of lotus root and 5.2–7.5 tonnes of rice per hectare (XieYidong, 2009).
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210473842
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/b8413a02-en
Related Subject(s):
Agriculture Rural Development and Forestry
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Countries:
China
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