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Leong, Sally |
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Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Proceedings Publication Acceptance Date: 5/1/1998 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Rice is currently the food staple of two thirds of the human population and with the doubling of the human population that is predicted to occur over the next 50 years, this figure will significantly increase. For rice, there are yield gaps currently of 30-70% between potential and actual farm yields, and these are caused by abiotic (drought, submergence, etc.) and biotic stresses (insect pests, diseases, weeds, etc.), and management inefficiencies. Correct identification of these stress-causing factors at grassroots level is an important first step towards seeking remedial measures. The goal of "A Colour Handbook of Pests, Diseases, and Disorders of Rice" is to present a concise but comprehensive description of the major pests, diseases and disorders of rice that will serve as a key information resource to plant pathologists, entomologists, breeders, agronomists and epidemiologists as well as students of the plant sciences. A major emphasis is to assist the reader in distinguishing symptoms associated with one cause from another and to indicate what types of ecosystems a particular injury is likely to occur. |
