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Contents
1 Rice Straw Overview: Availability, Properties,
and Management Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Nguyen Van Hung, Monet Concepcion Maguyon-Detras,
Maria Victoria Migo, Reianne Quilloy, Carlito Balingbing,
Pauline Chivenge, and Martin Gummert
2 Mechanized Collection and Densification of Rice Straw . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Carlito Balingbing, Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Thanh Nghi,
Nguyen Van Hieu, Ampy Paulo Roxas, Caesar Joventino Tado,
Elmer Bautista, and Martin Gummert
3 Rice Straw-Based Composting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Ryan R. Romasanta, Nguyen Van Hieu,
Le Quang Vinh, Nguyen Xuan Du, Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan,
Pauline Chivenge, and Nguyen Van Hung
4 Thermochemical Conversion of Rice Straw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Monet Concepcion Maguyon-Detras, Maria Victoria P. Migo,
Nguyen Van Hung, and Martin Gummert
5 Anaerobic Digestion of Rice Straw for Biogas Production . . . . . . . . . 65
Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan, Francis Mervin S. Chan, Tran Sy Nam,
Huynh Van Thao, Monet Concepcion Maguyon-Detras,
Dinh Vuong Hung, Do Minh Cuong, and Nguyen Van Hung
6 Rice-Straw Mushroom Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Le Vinh Thuc, Rizal G. Corales, Julius T. Sajor,
Ngo Thi Thanh Truc, Phan Hieu Hien, Remelyn E. Ramos,
Elmer Bautista, Caesar Joventino M. Tado, Virgina Ompad,
Dang Thanh Son, and Nguyen Van Hung