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Book New Approaches to Gall Midge Resistance in Rice

Download or read book New Approaches to Gall Midge Resistance in Rice written by J. Bennett and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Insect Pests of Rice

Download or read book Insect Pests of Rice written by M. D. Pathak and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Genetic Evaluation for Insect Resistance in Rice

Download or read book Genetic Evaluation for Insect Resistance in Rice written by E. A. Heinrichs and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1985 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rice feeding Insects of Tropical Asia

Download or read book Rice feeding Insects of Tropical Asia written by Barclay M. Shepard and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field guide documents the community of insects that feed on rice in the tropical zone of Asia and complements the IRRI publication "Helpful insects, spiders, and pathogens: friends of the rice farmers." It covers 78 phytophagous species in 64 genera, 27 families, and 8 orders. The phytophage guild represents five groups-general defoliators, (27 species), plant suchers (25 species), early vegetative pests (11 species), soil pests (9 species), and stem borers (6 species). Stem borers and plant suckers comprise the major rice pests. A brief description of each insect's life stage and demage it does to the rice plant is presented for a quick and reliable identification.

Book Field Problems of Tropical Rice

Download or read book Field Problems of Tropical Rice written by and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1983 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whorl maggot; Trips; Stem borers; Gall midge; Brown planthopper; Whitebacked planthopper; Smaller browns planthopper, Rice delphacid; Green leafhopper; Zigzag leafhopper; Leaffolder; Caseworm; Rice bug; Armyworm; Cutworm; Greenhorned caterpillar; Green semilooper; Rice skipper; Crickets; Short-horned grassnopper; Ants; Mealybugs; Hispa; Leptispa; Mole cricket; Black bugs; Rats; Birds; Bacterial leaf blight; Leaf streak; Foot rot; Stripe; Blast; Sheath blight; False smut; Brown spot; Narrow brown leaf spot; Stem rot; Sheath rot; Index; Leaf scald; Bakanae and foot rot diseases; Gall dwarf; Grassy stunt; Hoja blanca; Orange leaf; Ragged stunt; Transitory yellowing; Tungro; Yellow dwarf; Yellow mottle; Stem nematode; Root-knot nematode; Cyperus difformis; Cyperus iria; Cyperus rotundus; Digitaria ciliaris; D. setigera; Echinochloa colona; Echinochloa crus-galli; E. glabrescens; Eleusine indica; Fimbristylis miliacea; Ipomoea aquatica; Ischaemum rugosum; Leptochloa chinensis; Monochoria vaginalis; Oryza sativa; Sphenoclea zeylanica; Nitrogen deficiency; Phosphorus deficiency; Potassium deficiency; Sulfur deficiency; Silicon deficiency; Zinc deficiency; Salinity; Alkalinity; Iron toxicity; Peat (organic0; Boron toxicity; Aluminum toxicity; Manganese toxicity.

Book Rice feeding Insects and Selected Natural Enemies in West Africa

Download or read book Rice feeding Insects and Selected Natural Enemies in West Africa written by E. A. Heinrichs and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction; Biology and ecology of rice-feeding insects; Natural enemies of West African rice-feeding insects; An illustrated key to the identification of selected West African rice insects and spiders.

Book Breeding Insect Resistant Crops for Sustainable Agriculture

Download or read book Breeding Insect Resistant Crops for Sustainable Agriculture written by Ramesh Arora and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews and synthesizes the recent advances in exploiting host plant resistance to insects, highlighting the role of molecular techniques in breeding insect resistant crops. It also provides an overview of the fascinating field of insect-plant relationships, which is fundamental to the study of host-plant resistance to insects. Further, it discusses the conventional and molecular techniques utilized/useful in breeding for resistance to insect-pests including back-cross breeding, modified population improvement methods for insect resistance, marker-assisted backcrossing to expedite the breeding process, identification and validation of new insect-resistance genes and their potential for utilization, genomics, metabolomics, transgenesis and RNAi. Lastly, it analyzes the successes, limitations and prospects for the development of insect-resistant cultivars of rice, maize, sorghum and millet, cotton, rapeseed, legumes and fruit crops, and highlights strategies for management of insect biotypes that limit the success and durability of insect-resistant cultivators in the field. Arthropod pests act as major constraints in the agro-ecosystem. It has been estimated that arthropod pests may be destroying around one-fifth of the global agricultural production/potential production every year. Further, the losses are considerably higher in the developing tropics of Asia and Africa, which are already battling severe food shortage. Integrated pest management (IPM) has emerged as the dominant paradigm for minimizing damage by the insects and non-insect pests over the last 50 years. Pest resistant cultivars represent one of the most environmentally benign, economically viable and ecologically sustainable options for utilization in IPM programs. Hundreds of insect-resistant cultivars of rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, cotton, sugarcane and other crops have been developed worldwide and are extensively grown for increasing and/or stabilizing crop productivity. The annual economic value of arthropod resistance genes developed in global agriculture has been estimated to be greater than US$ 2 billion Despite the impressive achievements and even greater potential in minimizing pest- related losses, only a handful of books have been published on the topic of host-plant resistance to insects. This book fills this wide gap in the literature on breeding insect- resistant crops. It is aimed at plant breeders, entomologists, plant biotechnologists and IPM experts, as well as those working on sustainable agriculture and food security.

Book Field Crop Arthropod Pests of Economic Importance

Download or read book Field Crop Arthropod Pests of Economic Importance written by Peter A. Edde and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-08-21 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field Crop Arthropod Pests of Economic Importance presents detailed descriptions of the biology and ecology of important arthropod pest of selected global field crops. Standard management options for insect pest control on crops include biological, non-chemical, and chemical approaches. However, because agricultural crops face a wide range of insect pests throughout the year, it can prove difficult to find a simple solution to insect pest control in many, if not most, cropping systems. A whole-farm or integrated pest management approach combines cultural, natural, and chemical controls to maintain insect pest populations below levels that cause economic damage to the crop. This practice requires accurate species identification and thorough knowledge of the biology and ecology of the target organism. Integration and effective use of various control components is often enhanced when the target organism is correctly identified, and its biology and ecology are known. This book provides a key resource toward that identification and understanding. Students and professionals in agronomy, insect detection and survey, and economic entomology will find the book a valuable learning aid and resource tool. - Includes insect synonyms, common names, and geographic distribution - Provides information on natural enemies - Is thoroughly referenced for future research

Book Rice Improvement

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Randolph Jennings
  • Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
  • Release : 1979
  • ISBN : 9711040034
  • Pages : 190 pages

Download or read book Rice Improvement written by Peter Randolph Jennings and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1979 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Count Time Series

    Book Details:
  • Author : Konstantinos Fokianos
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2020-06-30
  • ISBN : 9781482248050
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book Count Time Series written by Konstantinos Fokianos and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Brown Planthopper

    Book Details:
  • Author : International Rice Research Institute
  • Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
  • Release : 1979
  • ISBN : 9711040220
  • Pages : 377 pages

Download or read book Brown Planthopper written by International Rice Research Institute and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1979 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Studies on Ecology and Control of the Rice Gall Midge in Thailand

Download or read book Studies on Ecology and Control of the Rice Gall Midge in Thailand written by Terunobu Hidaka and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Biology of Gall Midges

    Book Details:
  • Author : Junichi Yukawa
  • Publisher : Springer Nature
  • Release : 2021-07-21
  • ISBN : 981336534X
  • Pages : 299 pages

Download or read book Biology of Gall Midges written by Junichi Yukawa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides practical ecological, ethological, evolutionary, and biogeographic data for gall-inducing cecidomyiids, their galls and host plants, based on field surveys, laboratory experiments and genetic analysis. It refers to various researches on gall-inducing insects published by a world of biologists. Practical methods of field surveys and data analysis are presented, as well as topics on parasitoids, invasive pests, and beneficial gall midges that would be useful for applied entomologists. Readers can learn an ecological way of thinking through diverse interrelations between insects and plants, and the analysis of ecological data from gall-inducing cecidomyiids. Galls can be easily observed in the field continuously from early to final stage of the development of galls and gall inducers because of their outstanding features and immobility. It provides important data of the host plant such as phenology, abundance as food resources, and the survival of galled organs. By taking these advantages, many biologists have used galls and gall-inducing insects as highly convenient organisms for a wide range of studies including ecology, ethology, evolution, and biogeography. The book primarily intends to present the appeal of galls and gall-inducing insects for various biological studies. In particular, gall-inducing cecidomyiids are ideal insects to study ecology and evolution. It helps to open the doors to further cryptic study subjects. Also, integrating various ecological, ethological, evolutionary and biogeographic data as shown in this book can serve to further advance the macroevolutionary studies of insects.

Book Rice Improvement

Download or read book Rice Improvement written by Jauhar Ali and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. By 2050, human population is expected to reach 9.7 billion. The demand for increased food production needs to be met from ever reducing resources of land, water and other environmental constraints. Rice remains the staple food source for a majority of the global populations, but especially in Asia where ninety percent of rice is grown and consumed. Climate change continues to impose abiotic and biotic stresses that curtail rice quality and yields. Researchers have been challenged to provide innovative solutions to maintain, or even increase, rice production. Amongst them, the ‘green super rice’ breeding strategy has been successful for leading the development and release of multiple abiotic and biotic stress tolerant rice varieties. Recent advances in plant molecular biology and biotechnologies have led to the identification of stress responsive genes and signaling pathways, which open up new paradigms to augment rice productivity. Accordingly, transcription factors, protein kinases and enzymes for generating protective metabolites and proteins all contribute to an intricate network of events that guard and maintain cellular integrity. In addition, various quantitative trait loci associated with elevated stress tolerance have been cloned, resulting in the detection of novel genes for biotic and abiotic stress resistance. Mechanistic understanding of the genetic basis of traits, such as N and P use, is allowing rice researchers to engineer nutrient-efficient rice varieties, which would result in higher yields with lower inputs. Likewise, the research in micronutrients biosynthesis opens doors to genetic engineering of metabolic pathways to enhance micronutrients production. With third generation sequencing techniques on the horizon, exciting progress can be expected to vastly improve molecular markers for gene-trait associations forecast with increasing accuracy. This book emphasizes on the areas of rice science that attempt to overcome the foremost limitations in rice production. Our intention is to highlight research advances in the fields of physiology, molecular breeding and genetics, with a special focus on increasing productivity, improving biotic and abiotic stress tolerance and nutritional quality of rice.

Book IR Varieties and Their Impact

Download or read book IR Varieties and Their Impact written by Gurdev S. Khush and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Neem Pesticides in Rice

Download or read book Neem Pesticides in Rice written by Guan Soon Lim and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional and modern perspectives of neem; Using neem to controle pests; Effects of neem on montarget organisms; Socioeconomics of neem; Neem use in integrated pes management; Botanical pesticides other than neem; Lessons leamed and the next steps.

Book Rainfed Rice

    Book Details:
  • Author : Internacional Rice Research Institute
  • Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 8186789022
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book Rainfed Rice written by Internacional Rice Research Institute and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overview of rainfed rice issues; Sustainability issues in rainfed rice farming; Rainfed rice ecosystems; Rainfed rice farming systems; Crop establishment in rainfed environments; Rainfed rice varietal development and improvement: breeding strategies, methods and outputs; Rice seed management; Soil and nutrient management; Rainfall, on-farm wateer and soil moisture management; Weed management; Pest, disease and rat management; Participatory farming systems technology development.