diff --git a/Materials/regions/asia.xml b/Materials/regions/asia.xml
index 90abe7838..1828b8f5b 100644
--- a/Materials/regions/asia.xml
+++ b/Materials/regions/asia.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,18 @@
     <name>Olives</name>
     <name>Vineyard</name>
     <name>Rice</name>
-    <texture>Terrain/rice1.png</texture>
+    <texture-set>
+      <texture>Terrain/marsh3.png</texture>
+      <texture n="11">Terrain/airport.png</texture>
+      <texture n="12">Terrain/deciduous-hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="14">Terrain/grain_texture.png</texture>
+      <texture n="15">Terrain/airport_grass2.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <parameters>
+   <transition_model>0.8</transition_model>
+   <hires_overlay_bias>0.0</hires_overlay_bias>
+    </parameters>
+
     <object-mask>Terrain/rice1.mask.png</object-mask>
     <xsize>2000</xsize>
     <ysize>2000</ysize>
@@ -35,11 +46,150 @@
     <bumpiness>0.6</bumpiness>
     <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
     <object-group include="Materials/base/farm-buildings.xml"/>
-    <wood-coverage>10000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <wood-coverage>5000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/mixed-alt.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+  </material>
+  
+  <material>
+    <effect>Effects/crop</effect>
+    <name>MixedCropPastureCover</name>
+    <name>MixedCrop</name>
+    <name>ComplexCrop</name>
+    <texture-set>
+      <texture>Terrain/marsh4a.png</texture>
+      <texture n="11">Terrain/airport.png</texture>
+      <texture n="12">Terrain/deciduous-hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="14">Terrain/grain_texture.png</texture>
+      <texture n="15">Terrain/airport_grass2.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <parameters>
+   <transition_model>0.8</transition_model>
+   <hires_overlay_bias>0</hires_overlay_bias>
+    </parameters>
+    <object-mask>Terrain/deciduous-hires_mask.png</object-mask>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>2000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.9</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.7</bumpiness>
+    <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
+    <wood-coverage>0</wood-coverage>
     <tree-texture>Trees/mixed-alt.png</tree-texture>
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
   </material>
 
-</PropertyList>
+  <material>
+    <name>Grassland</name>
+    <name>DryCropPastureCover</name>
+    <name>DryCrop</name>
+    <name>GreenSpace</name>
+    <name>ShrubCover</name>
+    <name>ShrubGrassCover</name>
+    <name>ScrubCover</name>
+    <name>ScrubSclerophyllous</name>
+    <texture-set>
+      <texture>Terrain/pampas-grass-hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="11">Terrain/airport.png</texture>
+      <texture n="12">Terrain/deciduous-hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="14">Terrain/grain_texture.png</texture>
+      <texture n="15">Terrain/airport_grass2.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <parameters>
+   <transition_model>0.8</transition_model>
+   <hires_overlay_bias>0.0</hires_overlay_bias>
+    </parameters>
+
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>2000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.9</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.7</bumpiness>
+    <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
+  
+    <wood-coverage>50000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/mixed-alt.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>    
+
+  </material>  
+
+  <material>
+    <effect>Effects/agriculture</effect>
+    <tree-effect>Effects/tree-european-deciduous</tree-effect>
+    <name>DeciduousBroadCover</name>
+    <name>DeciduousForest</name>
+    <name>Bog</name>
+    <name>Heath</name>
+    <name>EvergreenBroadCover</name>
+    <name>EvergreenForest</name>
+    <texture-set>
+      <texture>Terrain/deciduous-hires-autumn.png</texture>
+      <texture n="20">Terrain/mixedforest-hires-autumn.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <parameters>
+      <max_overlay_height>2.0</max_overlay_height>
+      <overlay_hardness>0.0</overlay_hardness>
+      <overlay_density>1.0</overlay_density>
+      <overlay_autumn_flag>1</overlay_autumn_flag>
+      <overlay_brightness_top>1.4</overlay_brightness_top>
+      <overlay_brightness_bottom>0.6</overlay_brightness_bottom>
+      <rotation_flag>1</rotation_flag>
+      <rotation_scale>2000.0</rotation_scale>
+    </parameters>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>10000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <wood-coverage>4000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/deciduous-alt.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>15.0</tree-width-m>
+    <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.85</bumpiness>
+  </material>
+
+  <material>
+    <name>ShrubCover</name>
+    <name>ShrubGrassCover</name>
+    <name>ScrubCover</name>
+    <name>Scrub</name>
+    <name>Sclerophyllous</name>
+    <texture-set>
+      <texture>Terrain/pampas-grass-hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="11">Terrain/airport.png</texture>
+      <texture n="12">Terrain/deciduous-hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="14">Terrain/grain_texture.png</texture>
+      <texture n="15">Terrain/airport_grass2.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <parameters>
+   <transition_model>0.9</transition_model>
+   <hires_overlay_bias>0.0</hires_overlay_bias>
+    </parameters>
+    <object-mask>Terrain/deciduous-hires.png</object-mask>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>2000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.9</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.7</bumpiness>
+    <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
+  
+    <wood-coverage>10000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/mixed-alt.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>    
+  </material>  
+
+</PropertyList>
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