Growth, yield and water productivity of selected lowland Thai rice varieties under different cultivation methods and alternate wetting and drying irrigation

Development of water‐saving techniques for irrigated lowland rice production system is a requirement in the context of increasing irrigation water scarcity. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of selected lowland Thai rice varieties grown under different cultivation methods subjected to alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation. Treatments consisted of three varieties (Pathumthani 1, RD57 and RD41), three cultivation...