Sustainable Rice Straw Management

Description

This open access book on straw management aims to provide a wide array of options for rice straw management that are potentially more sustainable, environmental, and profitable compared to current practice. The book is authored by expert researchers, engineers and innovators working on a range of straw management options with case studies from Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia. The book is written for engineers and researchers in order to provide them information on current good practice and the gaps and constraints that require further research and innovation. The book is also aimed at extension workers and farmers to help them decide on the best alternative straw management options in their area by presenting both the technological options as well as the value chains and business models required to make them work. The book will also be useful for policy makers, required by public opinion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, looking for research-based evidence to guide the policies they develop and implement. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Rice Straw Overview: Availability, Properties, and Management Practices (Nguyen Van Hung, Monet Concepcion Maguyon-Detras, Maria Victoria Migo, Reianne Quilloy, Carlito Balingbing, Pauline Chivenge et al.)....Pages 1-13 Mechanized Collection and Densification of Rice Straw (Carlito Balingbing, Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Nguyen Van Hieu, Ampy Paulo Roxas, Caesar Joventino Tado et al.)....Pages 15-32 Rice Straw-Based Composting (Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Ryan R. Romasanta, Nguyen Van Hieu, Le Quang Vinh, Nguyen Xuan Du, Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan et al.)....Pages 33-41 Thermochemical Conversion of Rice Straw (Monet Concepcion Maguyon-Detras, Maria Victoria P. Migo, Nguyen Van Hung, Martin Gummert)....Pages 43-64 Anaerobic Digestion of Rice Straw for Biogas Production (Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan, Francis Mervin S. Chan, Tran Sy Nam, Huynh Van Thao, Monet Concepcion Maguyon-Detras, Dinh Vuong Hung et al.)....Pages 65-92 Rice-Straw Mushroom Production (Le Vinh Thuc, Rizal G. Corales, Julius T. Sajor, Ngo Thi Thanh Truc, Phan Hieu Hien, Remelyn E. Ramos et al.)....Pages 93-109 Rice Straw-Based Fodder for Ruminants (Daniel Aquino, Arnel Del Barrio, Nguyen Xuan Trach, Nguyen Thanh Hai, Duong Nguyen Khang, Nguyen Tat Toan et al.)....Pages 111-129 Rice Straw Incorporation Influences Nutrient Cycling and Soil Organic Matter (Pauline Chivenge, Francis Rubianes, Duong Van Chin, Tran Van Thach, Vu Tien Khang, Ryan R. Romasanta et al.)....Pages 131-144 Rice Straw Management Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Options (Justin Allen, Kristine S. Pascual, Ryan R. Romasanta, Mai Van Trinh, Tran Van Thach, Nguyen Van Hung et al.)....Pages 145-159 Life Cycle Assessment Applied in Rice Production and Residue Management (Nguyen Van Hung, Maria Victoria Migo, Reianne Quilloy, Pauline Chivenge, Martin Gummert)....Pages 161-174 Rice Straw Value Chains and Case Study on Straw Mushroom in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta (Matty Demont, Thi Thanh Truc Ngo, Nguyen Van Hung, Giang Phuong Duong, Toàn Minh Dương, Hinh The Nguyen et al.)....Pages 175-192