About the Book
Rice is one of the most important foods in the world. As the demand for rice continues to increase, there is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more resource-efficient and sustainable. Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of rice at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 2 reviews research in improving cultivation in such areas as irrigation and nutrition as well as developments in disease and pest management. Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2: Cultivation, pest and disease management will be a standard reference for rice scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in rice cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which reviews research in breeding, nutritional and other aspects of rice quality.
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 et al, 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 et al, 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
About the Author :
Dr Takuji Sasaki is Professor at the Nodai Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan.
