Crops grown in flooded fields are commonly called lowland rice. Rice cultivars grown in drier soils are referred to as upland rice. The following upland varieties can be directly seeded or ...

Upland rice is mono-cropped or inter-cropped in favoured environments with long growing seasons. It may be planted in sequence with other upland crops. Upland rice is more tolerant to fluctuations ...

27, No. 1 (Feb., 2007), pp. 40-47 (8 pages) Rice, the staple crop in northern Laos, has traditionally been grown in shifting cultivation systems (upland rice). Government policies and increasing ...