Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice. Volume 2, Cultivation, pest and disease management / edited by Professor Takuji Sasaki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sasaki, Takuji, editor.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science ; Number 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rice--Irrigation.

Rice.

Rice--Diseases and pests.

Agricultural pests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Volume 2 reviews ways of improving cultivation of rice, from planting to soil management, nutrition and irrigation as well as techniques such as integrated crop management. It also discusses key pests and diseases and methods for their control in making cultivation more productive and sustainable.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series list

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 Rice cultivation techniques

Part 2 Overall management of rice cultivation

Part 3 Rice pests

Summary

Chapter 1 Advances in irrigation techniques for rice cultivation

1 Introduction

2 Water-savings measures

3 Scale-dependency of water productivity and water savings

4 Aerobic rice as a water-saving measure

5 Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) as a water-saving measure

6 Saturated soil culture (SSC) as a water-saving measure

7 Case study: water-saving irrigation in southeast Australia

8 Future trends and conclusion

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

Chapter 2 Advances in nutrient management in rice cultivation

2 Real-time site-specific nitrogen management in rice using non-invasive optical methods

3 Site-specific nutrient management for intensive rice-cropping systems

4 Controlled-release and slow-release nitrogen fertilizers

5 Urease and nitrification inhibitors

6 Deep placement of nitrogen fertilizers

7 Phosphorus and potassium

8 Micronutrients

9 Integrated plant nutrient management based on organic resources and mineral fertilizers

10 Summary and future trends

11 Where to look for further information

12 References

Chapter 3 Sustainable rice cultivation in coastal saline soils: a case study

2 The Sundarbans region of India

3 Management of coastal acid saline soils

4 Salt- and flood-tolerant rice varieties for coastal saline soils

5 Nursery management for wet season rice

6 Rice field management after transplanting

7 Management practices for dry season rice

8 Managing toxic gases from coastal rice fields

9 Removing excess soluble salts from the root zone.

10 Integrated nutrient management (INM) for coastal saline soils

11 Reducing salinity build-up through mulching/cover crops

12 Management practices for increasing income from rainfed lowlands

13 Contingency plan for cyclone affected area

14 Recommended practices for cultivation of kharif and rabi rice

15 Alternative livelihood options

16 Future trends and conclusion

17 Where to look for further information

18 References

Chapter 4 Dry-seeded and aerobic rice cultivation

2 Dry direct seeded rice cultivation

3 Good agricultural practices (GAP) in dry direct seeding

4 Aerobic rice cultivation

5 Good agricultural practices (GAP) in aerobic rice cultivation

6 Conclusion and future trends

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 5 Processing rice straw and husks as co-products

1 Introduction: rice by-products

2 Availability of rice straw and husks

3 In-field rice residue processing and management

4 Off-field rice residue processing and management

5 Using rice residues for energy production

6 Non-energy uses of rice residues

7 Summary

8 Future trends

Chapter 6 Yield gap analysis towards meeting future rice demand

2 Studies on quantification of yield gaps

3 Studies to identify causes of yield gaps

4 Future trends and conclusion

5 Where to look for further information

6 References

Chapter 7 Developments in the system of rice intensification (SRI)

1 Introduction: understanding the protean nature of SRI

2 The evolution of SRI: from practices to principles to fundamentals

3 The spread of SRI to other countries and crops and overall effects.

4 Contributions of SRI to achieving climate-smart agriculture

5 Developments in SRI methodology

6 Assessing SRI yields

7 SRI in relation to other production systems

8 Summary and future trends

Chapter 8 Assessing the sustainability impacts of rice cultivation

2 Trends in the production and consumption of rice

3 Sustainability concerns: resource use and climate change impacts

4 Assessing sustainability in rice systems: introduction to the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)

5 Application of the SRP standard for sustainable rice cultivation

6 Conclusions

8 Acknowledgements

9 References

Part 3 Rice pests and diseases

Chapter 9 Rice insect pests: biology and ecology

2 Biology and ecology of rice-feeding insects: root and stem feeders

3 Biology and ecology of rice-feeding insects: stem borers

4 Biology and ecology of rice-feeding insects: rice gall midges

5 Biology and ecology of rice-feeding insects: leafhoppers and planthoppers

6 Biology and ecology of rice-feeding insects: foliage feeders

7 Biology and ecology of rice-feeding insects: panicle feeders

Chapter 10 Management of rice insect pests

2 Overview of concepts and options for integrated pest management (IPM) of rice

3 Cultural practices in rice IPM

4 Promoting natural enemies of rice pests: conservation biological control

5 Augmentative biological control

6 Selective use of insecticides

7 Dissemination mechanisms for rice IPM

Chapter 11 Plant protection products in rice cultivation: critical issues in risk assessment and management to promote sustainable use

1 Introduction.

2 Scientific modelling for the risk assessment of PPPs

3 The role of ethical, social and behavioural issues in PPP risk assessment

4 The European SUD and IPM

5 Farmer involvement in IPM

6 Conclusion

Chapter 12 Integrated pest management for sustainable rice cultivation: a holistic approach

2 Emerging rice production landscapes and ' crop health syndromes '

3 Increasing rice production

4 Increasing water productivity

5 Reducing labour costs

6 Increased availability and marketing of agrochemicals

7 Pest management for rice: scientific approaches

8 Knowledge of the rice production system

9 Biocides, traps and barriers

10 Transgenic and herbicide-resistant rice varieties

11 Genetic approaches to resistance and tolerance

12 Enhancing natural regulation

13 Integrating management practices

14 Education and extension

15 Future trends and conclusion

16 Where to look for further information

17 References

Chapter 13 Control of rodent pests in rice cultivation

2 Rodent impacts on rice

3 Rodent pests of rice and their biology

4 Rodent management methods

5 Case studies of management of rats in rice

6 Other vertebrate pests in rice

7 Future trends and conclusion

8 Where to look for further information

Chapter 14 Integrated weed management techniques in rice

2 Weeds in rice crops: the problem

3 The need for IWM in rice production

4 IWM: an overview

5 IWM techniques: preparation and control of the growing environment

6 IWM techniques: establishing the rice crop

7 IWM techniques: managing the rice crop

8 The integration of weed management techniques

9 Summary

10 Where to look for further information

11 References.

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 4, 2017).