Rice research in Asia : progress and priorities

Part 1: Background and Methods 1: Priorities for Rice Research: Introduction 2: Recent Developments in the Asian Rice Economy: Challenges for Rice Research 3: Rice Ecosystems Analysis for Research Prioritization 4: Prospects of and Approaches to Increasing the Genetic Yield Potential of Rice 5: The Economic Principles of Research Resource Allocation 6: Priority-Setting Methods Part 2: Country Studies 7: Prioritizing the Rice Research Agenda for Eastern India 8: Yield Gaps, Production Losses and Priority Research Problem Areas in West Bengal, India 9: Constraints to Higher Rice Yields in Different Rice Production Environments and Prioritisation of Rice Research in Southern India 10: Rice Production Constraints in China 11: Rice Production Constraints in Bangladesh: Implications for Future Research Priorities 12: Rice Research in Nepal: Current State and Future Priorities 13: Rice Research Priorities in Thailand 14: Constraints to Growth in Rice Production in the Philippines 15: Rice Production Losses from Pests in India Part 3: Crop-Loss Studies 16: Technical Issues in Using Crop-Loss Data for Research Prioritization 17: Priorities for Weed Science Research 18: Yield Loss Due to Drought, Cold and Submergence in Asia 19: Intercountry Comparison of Insect and Disease Losses 20: The Economic Impact of Rice Blast Disease in China Part 4: Priority-Setting Applications 21: An Application of Priority-Setting Methods to the Rice Biotechnology Program 22: Rich Research Priorities: an Application 23: Summary, Conclusions and Implications