Co-cultivation of fern with biochar and varied irrigation levels for reduced arsenic accumulation in rice grains - with focus on co-cultivation of ferns with rice

• Main Author: Wickramasuriya, Davin Jia Jun
• Other Authors: Grzegorz Lisak
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Arsenic; Rice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177134
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rice is a staple food in Asia, with 90 percent of the rice in the world being consumed and produced in Asia. The presence of arsenic in rice is becoming more widespread. With the consumption of arsenic leading to health issues in the long run, trying to reduce the absorption of arsenic by a staple t...