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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS and PRESENTATIONS on SRI in INDIA

• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2002

2014 presentations at conferences

• Research Conference on the System of Rice Intensification: Research Issues, Priorities and Prospects
  - August 12-13, 2014, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
  - Organized by the Livolink Foundation with support from Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Allied Trusts, Mumbai (SDTT)
  
• Changes in Rice Production and Rural Livelihoods: New Insights on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) as a Socio-Technical Movement in India
  - June 19-21, 2014, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, NASC Complex, DPS Marg, PUSA, New Delhi
  - Organized by Wageningen University, National Constoritum on SRI, and Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
  - See 32 presentations
• SDTT-SRI Partners Meet: Mainstreaming of the SDTT-SRI Program: Achievements and Constraints
  - March 21-22, 2014, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
  - Organized by Livolink Foundation, Bhubaneswar; hosted by PRADAN, Raipur; supported by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and allied Trusts under the SDTT-SRI Programme
  - See 22 presentations

2013 Papers presented at conferences

• Stakeholders' Consultative Workshop SRI as a Socio-technical Movement in India: Research with Wageningen University, Netherlands
  August 2, 2013, Training Hall 2, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• Mencher, Joan. 2013. Food Sovereignty: How it turns the growing corporate global food system upside down. Paper #43 presented at the international conference Food Sovereignty: A Critical Dialogue, September 14-15, at Yale University, New Haven, CT. (36 p. pdf)

2012 papers presented at conferences

• Nayar, Vibhu, and V.K. Ravichandran. 2012. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - A way to improve water productivity in rice. Paper presented at the India Water Week 2012 - Water, Energy and Food Security: Call for Solutions, System of Intensification (SRI) - A Way to Improve Water Productivity in Rice, April 10-14, 2012, New Delhi, India.

• 2012. Upscaling SRI strategy in the XII Plan: Summary of proceedings. Minutes of a roundtable discussion organized by the National Consortium of SRI in India. January 13, in New Delhi , India. (10p., pdf)

• SRI-related papers (56 total) presented at the international symposium 100 Years of Rice Science and Looking Beyond, held at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 9-12 January 2012, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India:


• Agila, R., R. Manimekalai, G. Manickam and C. Muralidaran. A case study on System of Rice Intensification in North Eastern region of Tamil Nadu.
• Anbhazhagan, R., K. Bhuvaneaswari, V. Geethalakshmi, A. Lakshmanan, L. Gurusamy, V. S. Manivasagam, et al. Developing adaptation strategy to climate change using DSSAT model: quantifying water use efficiency from rice ecosystems.
• Anbumani, S., V. Manivannan, N. Ramamoorthi and B.J. Pandian. Performance of System of Rice Intensification in tankfed irrigation system at Ongur sub basin of Tamil Nadu.
• Anbumani, S. and T. Senguttuvan. Effect of less density conventional nursery and wider planting in lowland rice ecosystem.
• Anitha, S. and Mani Chellappan. In situ green manuring with concurrently grown Sesbania aculeata : a cost effective weed management strategy for SRI.
• Baskar, K. and M. Surya. Effect of lignite humic acid and zinc with fertilisers on yield and uptake of SRI rice in inceptisol of Tamirabharani command area of Tamil Nadu.
• Baskar, P. and K. Siddeswaran. Studies on planting geometry for rice cultivars under System of Rice Intensification.
• Chelviramessh, R. Veeraputhiran and R. Balasubramanian. SRI in enhancing water productivity.
• Elamathi, S., P. Balasubramanian, B.J. Pandian, S. Chellamuthu, K. Raja and S. Chandrasekaran. Performance of rice cultivars under SRI practices on rice yield in tank irrigated regions of Gridhamal sub basin, Tamil Nadu.
• Elamathi, S., P. Balasubramanian, B.J. Pandian, S. Chellamuthu, K. Raja and T. Sundarapandian. Effect of improved production technology (SRI) on rice yield in tank irrigated regions of Gridhamal sub basin, Tamil Nadu.
• Ganesaraja, V., R. Veeraputhiran and A. Anuratha. Performance of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Manimuthar subbasin of Madurai District of Tamil Nadu.
• Ganesaraja, V., P. Vijayakumar and A. Anuratha. Optimization of water and nutrient requirement for yield maximization in hybrid rice under drip fertigation system.
• Geethalakshmi, V., A. Lakshmanan, N.U. Sekhar, H. Annamalai, K. Bhuvaneswari, V. S. Manivasagam, et al. Sustaining rice production under changing climate : A case study in Cauvery Basin (ClimaRice).
• Kalaiyarasi, D., P. Muthukrishnan, S. Prema and M. Suganthi. Studies on crop establishment techniques and nitrogen levels on transplanted rice.
• Kalaiyarasi, D., P. Muthukrishnan and S. Ramasamy. Crop establishment techniques and nutrient management practices on the productivity of wet seeded lowland rice.
• Kaleeswari, R.K., V. Sowmya and S. Sharmilasree. Impact of nutrient management on carbon dynamics in wetland rice ecosystem.
• Kalpana, R. Site specific nutrient management for maximizing yield and profit in rice-rice cropping system.
• Kandeshwari, M., S. Jeyaraman and N. Thavaprakaash. Evaluation of integrated nutrient management practices under System of Rice Intensification.
• Karthika, C., P. Natesan and A. Bharathi. Study on the evaluation of suitable planting method on seed yield and quality for paddy breeder seed production.
• Karthikeyan, M., A. Karthikeyan, E. Subramanian, T. Ramesh and T. Jayaraj. Studies on the effect of different system of rice cultivation on disease incidence and population dynamics of bio-control agents in soil.
• Karunakaran, K.R. and K. Palanisami. Adoption constraints and SRI components in different rice growing system in Tamil Nadu.
• Kathiresan, G. and S. Nazeer. Evaluation of different nursery techniques for SRI under sodic soil.
• Lokanadhan, Subbalakshmi, Ancy Francis, S. Rajeswari, S. Manonmani and K. Thiyagarajan. Varieties VS crop establishment methods for enhancing rice production.
• Lokanadhan, Subbalakshmi, S. Santeepan, K. Sathyamoorthi, S. Radhamani and P. Muthukrishnan. Comparative studies on seedling performance in mat, tray and pro-tray nursery types for future rice production.
• Mahender Kumar, R., K. Surekha, Ch Padmavathi, M. Sreenivas Prasad, N. Somshekhar, L. V. Subba Rao, et al. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in enhancing resource use efficiency in transplanted rice.
• Manonmani, V. and M. Bhaskaran. Quality seed production of paddy under System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method.
• Marimuthu, S., K. Ramah, M. Mohamed Yassin and V. Geethalakshmi. Water productivity in rice : Quantifying water use in System of Rice Intensification.
• Mohandas, S., M. Naveen Saviour and B.J. Pandiyan. Upscaling of SRI in Agniyar sub basin through TN- IAMWARM project.
• Murali Arthanari, P., C. Chinnusamy and K. Nalini. Effect of weed management practices under different rice establishment techniques.
• Muthukrishnan, P. and S. Radhamani. Impact of crop establishment techniques on grain yield and water productivity of rice.
• Nayar, Vibhu, V.K. Ravichandran and K.R. Jahanmohan. SRI : The Labour Conundrum.
• Pandian, B.J. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) enhances water productivity in rice.
• Panneerselvam, S. and S. Saravakumar. Effect of nitrogen management on the growth and yield of rice under SRI technique in sodic soils.
• Radhamani, S., V. Ravichandran, S. Robin and P. Muthukrishnan. Studies on seedling age and weed management practices on rice productivity under System of Rice Intensification.
• Rajkishore, S.K., P. Doraisamy, M. Maheswari and K.S. Subramanian. Carbon sequestration pattern in SRI and conventional method of rice cultivation.
• Ramchandra, Babar Sadhana and A. Velayutham. Evaluation of weed management practices for System of Rice Intensification (SRI).
• Ramesh, T., P. Janarthanan, E. Subramanian and V. Ravi. Quantification of greenhouse gases emission from different paddy cultivation methods.
• Ravi, G. and K. Chozhan. Insect pest condition and IPM insights in System of Rice Intensification.
• Ravi, G., K. Samiayyan and S. Mohamed Jalaluddin. Changes in insect pest scenario in irrigated rice ecosystem in Cauvery delta region in Southern Peninsular India.
• Roy, Shyamashree and P.S. Bisht. Yield and yield components of rice under SRI : As influenced by seedling age and different weed management practices.
• Somasekhar, N., R.M. Kumar and J. S. Prasad. Influence of SRI practices on soil nematode community and crop yield.
• Somasundaram, S., S. Avudaithai, S. Ramasamy and S. Jeyaraman. Effect of establishment techniques, weed and nutrient management on growth and yield of rice in sodic soil.
• Somasundaram, S., S. Avudaithai, S. Ramasamy and S. Jeyaraman. Root growth of rice influenced by different rhizosphere management.
• Sridevi, V., S. Jeyaraman, S. Ramasamy, C. Chinnusamy, P. Muthukrishnan, N. Thavaprakaash, et al. Productivity of transplanted rice as influenced by different crop establishment methods, weed and nutrient management practices.
• Sridevi, V., S. Jeyaraman, S. Ramasamy, C. Chinnusamy, P. Muthukrishnan, N. Thavaprakaash, et al. Influence of crop establishment methods, weed and nutrient management practices on yield of puddled direct seeded rice.
• Sujatha, S., M. Meyyappan, M. Ganapathy and M.V. Sriramachandrasekharan. Agronomic practices to maximize rice yield under SRI.
• Sujatha, S., M. Meyyappan, M. Ganapathy and M.V. Sriramachandrasekharan. Effect of integrated weed management on weed indices in SRI.
• Suresh, S., K. Basker and T.M. Thiyagarajan. Efficacy of basal N in System of Rice Intensification.
• Surya, M. and K. Baskar. Effect of humic acid with fertilisers on growth and yield of rice under SRI in Inceptisol.
• Thirukumaran, K. Increasing rice production and productivity in Salem District through System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technique.
• Thiyagarajan, T.M. Intercultivation in rice.
• Uphoff, Norman and Amod K. Thakur. A possible next chapter in the history of rice development in India : Enhancing rice production through changes in the management of the crop growing environment.
• Velayutham, A., V. Manivannan, N. Thavaprakaash, N. Sakthivel and S. Jeyaraman. Standardizing package of practices for organic rice.
• Vijayabaskaran, S., A.K. Mani, B.J. Pandian and S. Chellamuthu. Evaluating the performance of machine planted SRI in the farmers’ holdings at Pennaiyar sub basin of Tamil Nadu State, India.
• Vijayakumar, M., V.K. Duraisamy and M. Mohamed Yassin. Evaluation of nursery management techniques and crop geometry for System of Rice Intensification practices in Western zone of Tamil Nadu.
• Vijayakumar, M., S.D. Sundar Singh, N.K. Prabhakaran and T.M. Thiyagarajan. Effect of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practices on root characters and yield of rice.

2011 Papers presented at conferences

• Prasad, C. Shambu. 2011. Knowledge swaraj, agriculture and the new commons: Insights from SRI in India. Paper presented at the Panel on knowledge commons and knowledge swaraj: The missing connection at the IASC (International Association for Study of Commons), on Jan 10-14, in Hyderabad, India. (10p., 66 KB pdf)

• Prasad, C. Shambu and A. Ravindra. 2011. National SRI Consortium: Initiatives and proposition. Presentation at the round-table on Status of SRI in India: Upscaling strategy and global experience sharing, March 3, in New Delhi, India. (30p., pdf)

2010 Papers presented at conferences

• Gujja, B. and T.M. Thiyagarajan. 2010. Producing more with less: exploring farm-based approaches to improve productivity and providing options to farmers in adapting to climate change. In Advanced technologies of rice production for coping with climate change: ‘no regret’ options for adaptation and mitigation and their potential uptake ed. R. Wassmann, 1-7. Los Baños: International Rice Research Institute, Phillipines.

• SRI-related papers (16 total) presented at Rice for Future Generations, the Third International Rice Congress (IRC), 8-12 November 12, 2010, in Hanoi, Vietnam.



• Bharti, Vijay and Anuradha Saha. The System of Rice Intensification - a resource conserving technology for rice production in Jammu, India.
• Choudhary, Anil K., Anand Singh, Amar Singh, D.S. Yadav and Pankaj Sood. System of Rice Intensification - a boon to enhance rice productivity in wet temperate North Western Himalayas.
• Gopal, Ravi, Mohamed Jalaluddin and T. Jayaraj. Pest scenario and IPM options in System of Rice Intensification
• Goswami, Subhendu B. and Sujoy Dutta. Crop water productivity of the System of Rice Intensification.
• Jeyanthi, Dhana and Subbalakshmi Lokanadhan. Performance of aromatic rice varieties under SRI cultivation in Tamil Nadu (India).
• Karthikeyan, Kolandhaivelu, Sosamma Jacob, Krishna Prasad and Princy Mol. Rice pest scenario under SRI and normal system of cultivation.
• Kuchi, Surekha, Padmavathi Ch., Ramprasad A.S., Subba Rao Lella Venkata, Ravindra Babu V., Singh S.P., et al. Potential of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in enhancing resource conservation and productivity of irrigated rice (Oryza sativa. L).
• Lokanadhan, Subbalakshmi, S. Manonmani, K. Mohana Sundaram and P. Muthu Krishnan. A method to refine seed selection for boosting rice yields under SRI method of rice cultivation.
• Pandian, B.J. System of Rice Intensification: a unique system to produce more with less input.
• Panigrahi, Rekha. Creating space for women farmers' voices: institutional and capacity building interventions.
• Ravichandran, V.K. and Nayar Vibhu. SRI- an opportunity rather than a technology to combat climate change.
• Satyanarayana, Paladugu V. Release of high yielding rice varieties from Maruteru for intensive cultivation under irrigated ecosystem of Andhra Pradesh, India.
• Somasundaram, S.S., G. Kathiresan and S. Jeyaraman. System of Rice Intensification in sodic soil.
• Thakur, Amod Kumar, Sreelata Rath and Ashwani Kumar. Influence of System of Rice Intensification practices on grain yield and associated physiological changes in rice plants compared with conventional flooded rice.
• Uphoff, Norman. Alternative management methods and impacts with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in responding to climate change effects.
• Vijayabaskaran, Sundararaju, Adaiyur K. Mani, B.J. Pandian and S. Chellmuthu. Per drop per inch productivity of System of Rice Intensification is a way out to meet the increasing demand of rice.
  
  

Barah, B. C. 2010. System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Economic and ecological benefits of improved production practice for food security and resource conservation. Paper presented at the Innovation and Sustainable Development conference, June 28-30, in Montpellier, France.

2008 Papers presented at conferences

• Proceedings are available here from the 3rd National Symposium on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in India – Policies, Institutions and Strategies for Scaling Up: Mainstreaming SRI for Achieving Food Security While Reducing Water Conflict, held at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 1-3 December 2008, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

• 2008. Minutes of the state level, SRI symposium. Minutes of the state level symposium organized by BASIX, Bihar and Women Development Corporation. December 29, in Patna, Bihar, India. (20p., pdf)

2007 Papers presented at conferences

• Presentations (28 total) from the 2nd National Symposium on the System of Rice Intensification in India, October 3-5 2007, in Agartala, Tripura State, India.


• Ayyangar, G.S.G. – Secretary of Agriculture, Government of Tripura, Agartala. SRI Experience in Tripura.
• Bhushan, V. Shashi – ANGRAU, Hyderabad. Experiences in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Medak, Andhra Pradesh. (11.3 MB)
• Biksham Gujja – Policy Advisor, WWF, Gland, Switzerland. Scaling Up SRI: The Need for a Major Strategic Shift for Ecologically Sustainable Rice Production in India.
• Chaudhary, Murari – NEEDS. The System of Rice Intensification in Jharkhand and Bihar: Bringing New Perspectives for Household Food Security.
• Cheythyrith, Chou – National IPM Project Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia. Overview of System of Rice Intensification in Cambodia.
• Diwakar, M.C. – Director, Directorate of Rice Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Patna. Status of SRI Cultivation and Its Future Prospects in India.
• Lhendup, Karma – College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan. Evaluation of the System of Rice Intensification in Bhutan.
• Lokanadhan, S. – TNAU, Coimbatore. Efficient Resource Utilization in SRI Methods of Rice (CORH3) Cultivation: An Analysis. (2.19 MB)
• Muazzam Husain, A.M. Muazzam – Coordinator, SRI National Network Bangladesh. Some Agro-Ecological and Institutional Aspects of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): The Case of Bangladesh.
• Padmavathi, Ch., et al. – Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad. Insect-Pest Dynamics and Arthropod Diversity in SRI and Conventional Methods of Rice Cultivation.
• Prasad, J.S., et al. – Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad. Are Nematodes a Problem in SRI?.
• Ravichandran, S., et al. – DRR, Hyderabad. Trends in India’s Rice Production and Productivity: SRI vs. Conventional Method of Rice Cultivaiton – A Statistical and Economic Perspective.
• Pushpalatha, S. – Ekoventure, Pondicherry. Impact of SRI in Combination with Effective Microorganisms Technology.
• Rajendran, R. – Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. Group II Field Trip Report.
• Rajendran, R., et al. – Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai. Individual and Combined Effect of Management Components of SRI on the Productivity of Irrigated Rice.
• Rao, L.G. Giri – ANGRAU, Hyderabad. System of Rice Intensification in Andhra Pradesh.
• Rao, P. Kishan – Farmer/SRI Consultant, Hyderabad. Is SRI in Conflict with ‘Conventional Wisdom’?.
• Ravindran, A. – WASSAN, Hyderabad. Promotional Policies for SRI.
• Sen, Debashish – People’s Science Institute, Dehra Dun. Promoting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Among Marginal Farmers of Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh.
• Singh, Amrik – Punjab DOA, Gurdaspur. System of Rice Intensification Experience in Punjab.
• Singh, S.P., et al. – Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Integrated Crop Management (ICM) for Sustaining Irrigated Rice Production.
• Sinha, Biswanath – Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai. Group I Field Trip Report.
• Subbiah, S.V. – consultant, Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad. Preliminary Evaluation of SRI in Fiji for Enhancing Rice Production.
• Sudhakar, T. Ratna and P. Narsimha Reddy – ANGRAU, Hyderabad. Influence of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) on the Incidence of Insect Pests. (3.42 MB)
• Tewari, Anurag and Bikram Barai – Tilda Riceland Pvt. Ltd., Haryana. SRI in Basmati: A Win-Win Situation for Farmers and Rice Processors.
• Thiyagarajan, T.M. – Director Rice Research Station, TNAU, Tirur. SRI in Tamil Nadu: Current Scenario.
• Uphoff, Norman – Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, Ithaca, NY, USA. Evaluation and Spread of the System of Rice Intensification in Asia.
• Viraktamath, B.C. – Director, Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad. Research on System of Rice Intensification: Initial Experiences.

2006 Papers presented at conferences

• Fingerman, Kevin. 2006. Report of a Meeting on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Report of a Meeting on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). June 29, in Hyderabad, India. (4p., pdf)

• Proceedings [Volume 1, Volume 2, and Volume 3] are available from the 1st National Symposium on the System of Rice Intensification in India, 17-18 November 2006, at Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) in Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India.
• SRI-related papers (10 total) presented at the 2nd International Rice Congress, 6-13 October 2006, in New Delhi, India.

• Barah, B.C. – IARI, New Delhi. Productivity-enhancing and resource-conserving practice in rice: The System of Rice Intensification as an option.
• Chellamuthu, V. and V. Sridevi. Relative contribution of different components of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to the yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.).
• Kumar, Dinesh, Y.S. Shivay and B.N. Mishra – IARI, New Delhi. Agronomic evaluation of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and conventional rice culture (CRC) with varying nutrient management practices in aromatic rice.
• Patel, D.P., Anup Das, G.C. Munda and U.K. Hazarika – ICAR Research Complex, Meghalaya. Effect of crop establishment methods and nutrient management on tillering and maturity in lowland rice.
• Rajendran, R., S. Anbumani, P. Stalin, B. Chandrasekaran and V. Balasubramanaian – Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, and IRRI. Performance of rice cultivars as influenced by the integrated crop management and its impact on enhancing rice productivity.
• Ravi, G., R. Rajendran, N. Raju, V. Muralidharan, B. Chandrasekaran and V. Balasubramanian – Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, and IRRI. Impact of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) on insect pets and arthropod biodiversity: A case study in irrigated rice ecosystem.
• Singh, R. Durai, V.K. Paulpandi and P. Verramani – Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai. Production of robust seedlings in modified rice mat nursery for enhancing hybrid rice production through System of Rice Intensification (SRI).
• Singh, S.K., R.K. Batta and A.K. Sikka – ICAR-RCER, WALMI Complex, Patna, Bihar. Comparative performance of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) under different plant geometries and water regimes with conventional rice cultivation.
• Singh, Subedar, V. Venkatachalapathi, S.S. Parihar and A.K. Singh – Water Technology Centre, IARI, New Delhi. Enhancing rice productivity through System of Rice Intensification (SRI).
• Thakur, A.K., S.K. Chaudhari, R.B. Singhandhupe and R. Singh – Water Technology Centre for Eastern Region, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Physiological basis of growth and development of rice under SRI (System of Rice Intensification).

2005 Articles presented at conferences

• Prasad, C. Shambu, and Prajit K. Basu. 2005. Understanding scientific controversies: The case of the system of rice intensification (SRI) paper presented at the 4th Annual IWMI TATA Partners Meet, November 2005, at Anand, India. (15p., pdf)

2002 Articles presented at conferences

• SRI-related paper (1 total) presented at an International Conference on Assessments of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) 1-4 April 2002, in Sanya, China.


• Thiyagarajan, T.M. Experiments with a Modified System of Rice Intensification in India