Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2: Cultivation, pest and disease management

by Takuji Sasaki (Editor), D. S. Gaydon (Contribution by), V. K. Singh (Contribution by), Bijay Singh (Contribution by), Buddheswar Maji (Contribution by)

Overview

• Summarises advances in cultivation practices to close yield gaps, including more efficient irrigation and nutrition techniques;
• Discusses innovative methods of ‘climate-smart’ cultivation such as integrated crop management and the system of rice intensification (SRI);
• Reviews the latest research on insect pests, weeds and integrated pest management
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786760289
Publisher:	Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Publication date:	05/22/2017
Series:	Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science , #4
Pages:	438
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dr Takuji Sasaki is Professor at the Nodai Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan. Professor Sasaki is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Rice, and played a leading role in the international rice genome sequencing project.

Dr Thais Freitas is a researcher at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Dr Thais Freitas is a researcher at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Dr Buyung A. R. Hadi is an Entomologist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), The Philippines.

Dr Buyung A. R. Hadi is an Entomologist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), The Philippines.

Professor Michael J. Stout is L. D. Newsom Professor of Integrated Pest Management at Louisiana State University, USA.

Professor Michael J. Stout is L. D. Newsom Professor of Integrated Pest Management at Louisiana State University, USA.

Dr Francis E. Nwilene is Regional Representative for The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), based in Nigeria.

Dr Francis E. Nwilene is Regional Representative for The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), based in Nigeria.

Dr E. A. “Short” Heinrichs is Emeritus Associate Director, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Emeritus Adjunct Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. He is also Chair, Asia Rice Foundation USA (ARFUSA) and Secretary General, International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS). His specialty is rice entomology having served as Head of the Departments of Entomology at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines and Louisiana State Universityand Program Leader at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

Dr E. A. “Short” Heinrichs is Emeritus Associate Director, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Emeritus Adjunct Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. He is also Chair, Asia Rice Foundation USA (ARFUSA) and Secretary General, International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS). His specialty is rice entomology having served as Head of the Departments of Entomology at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines and Louisiana State Universityand Program Leader at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

Table of 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 Research Institute, 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, Universityà 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;

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Rice feeds half the world population. Production of rice must continue to increase at the rate of one percent a year to maintain food security. This will require varieties with higher yield potential and better management practices. This collection summarizes the latest technologies for genetic improvement of rice and for its management under diverse environments. It will serve as standard reference for rice scientists."
Professor Gurdev Khush, University of California-Davis, USA; formerly the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), winner of the Japan Prize, the World Food Prize and the Wolf Prize