Integrated rice-duck farming technology, as an environmental friendly technology, has been applied and practiced in many countries in Asia and in many provinces or areas in China. In order to promote this technology more effectively and scientifically, some problems or issues should be addressed: (1) selection of rice and duck...

A field experiment with four treatments of rice-duck farming systems was conducted in the Zengcheng Teaching and Research Base of South China Agricultural University to further understand the effects of this farming system on the physiological characters of rice. The results showed that rice-duck farming could decrease the plasma membrane...

This paper reviewed current research progress in ecological effects of rice-fish farming system on controlling rice diseases and pests, soil fertility, water environment and rice growth, providing basic information for the investigation of the rice-fish farming.

Integrated rice-duck farming system (IRDFS) is one of the main practices in traditional Chinese agriculture. IRDFS as shown great effects on rice growth, insect, disease and weed control and paddy biodiversity and environment. However, there is no direct field evidence concerning the impact of IRDFS on rice grain quality. In...

The effects of integrated rice-duck farming technology on rice roots were studied. The results showed that the growth quality of rice roots was markedly improved in the integrated rice-duck farming ecosystem because of the mechanical stimulation due to duck activities. Compared with the conventional rice farming, the root activity, the...

Integrated rice-duck farming system (IRDFS), an environmentally friendly eco-agricultural technique, was developed from the Chinese traditional farming method of raising ducks in paddy fields. Many studies have reported that the farming system has positive ecological effects on paddy ecosystems. In order to further understand the effects of rice-duck farming on...