Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice. Cultivation, pest and disease management / Volume 2, (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Cultivation, pest and disease management
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Professor Takuji Sasaki (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan).
• Editors: Sasaki, Takuji, 1947-
• Contents: Part 1 Rice cultivation techniques ; 1.Advances in irrigation techniques for rice cultivation: D. S. Gaydon, CSIRO Agriculture, Australia ; 2.Advances in nutrient management in rice cultivation: Bijay-Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, India and V.K. Singh, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India ; 3.Sustainable rice cultivation in coastal saline soils: a case study: Sukanta K. Sarangi and Buddheswar Maji, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity ResearchInstitute, India ; 4.Dry-seeded and aerobic rice cultivation: T. Parthasarathi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; M. Kokila, D. Selvakumar, V. Meenakshi and A. Kowsalya, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India; K. Vanitha, Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India; A. Tariq, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; A. Surendran, Rutgers University, USA; and Eli Vered, Netafim Irrigation Ltd, Israel ; 5.Processing rice straw and husks as co-products: Nguyen Van Hung, Carlito Balingbing, James Quilty, Bjoern Ole Sander, Matty Demont and Martin Gummert, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), The Philippines ; ; Part 2 Overall management of rice cultivation ; 6.Yield gap analysis towards meeting future rice demand: Kazuki Saito et al., Africa Rice Center, Benin ; 7.Developments in the system of rice intensification (SRI): Norman Uphoff, Cornell University, USA ; 8.Assessing the sustainability impacts of rice cultivation: Wyn Ellis, Sustainable Rice Platform, Thailand ; ; Part 3 Rice pests ; 9.Rice insect pests: biology and ecology: E. A. Heinrichs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA; F. Nwilene, The Africa Rice Center, Nigeria; M. Stout, Louisiana State University, USA; B. Hadi, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), The Philippines; and T. Freitas, Universidade Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ; 10.Management of rice insect pests: E. A. Heinrichs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA; F. Nwilene, The Africa Rice Center, Nigeria; M. Stout, Louisiana State University, USA; B. Hadi, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), The Philippines; and T. Freitas, Universidade Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ; 11.Plant protection products in rice cultivation: critical issues in risk assessment and management to promote sustainable use: Maura Calliera and Ettore Capri, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore di Piacenza, Italy ; 12.Integrated pest management for sustainable rice cultivation: a holistic approach: F. G. Horgan, University of Technology Sydney, Australia ; 13.Control of rodent pests in rice cultivation: P. R. Brown et al., CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia ; 14.Integrated weed management techniques for rice: Simerjeet Kaur and Gulshan Mahajan, Punjab Agricultural University, India; and Bhagirath S. Chauhan, The University of Queensland, Australia ;
• Publisher Details: Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (438 pages)
• Subjects: 633.1/8; Rice -- Irrigation; Rice -- Diseases and pests; Agricultural pests; Agricultural pests; Rice -- Diseases and pests; Rice -- Irrigation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786760302; 1786760304
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