Compendium of Rice Diseases and Pests, Second Edition Compendium of Rice Diseases and Pests, Second Edition

Compendium of Rice Diseases and Pests, Second Edition

    • $174.99
    • $174.99

Publisher Description

Rice is among the most significant food crops on the planet, covering an area of more than 154 million hectares, according to the International Rice Research Institute. And while consumption of rice increases each year, the spread and increased incidence of various rice diseases, disorders, and pests pose greater risks to production. Better, more up-to-date management practices are needed to keep feeding the world.



Compendium of Rice Diseases and Pests, Second Edition, was developed to help agricultural professionals and academics get the latest information on the management of diseases, insect pests, and abiotic disorders of this important crop. 


Published more than 25 years after the first edition, this new, full-color update presents the major shifts in rice cultivation, including the more extensive use of hybrid rice, herbicide resistance, new biotechnologies and fungicides, continued shrinkage of genetic diversity, and more intense cultural management systems. 


To help foster worldwide communication and information exchange on rice and its many production challenges, a group of top rice experts from various areas of the world were tapped as editors, along with a team of contributing authors specializing in key areas of rice health. Together they updated much of the information in the first edition, as well as added important newly discovered diseases and pests, ultimately providing better and fresher insights into the diseases, disorders, and pests that affect the world’s most predominant human food crop. 


Each section of the book is well illustrated to help users effectively identify the disease, pest, or disorder at hand. In total, the book contains 167 maps, diagrams, and photos—most of them new to this edition. 


Compendium of Rice Diseases and Pests, Second Edition, is broken into five major sections:

•   Introduction: An overview of rice production and consumption, taxonomy, plant development, and diseases and arthropod pests. 

•   Part I: A section on biotic diseases, representing 70 rice diseases categorized by pathogen type: bacteria, fungi and oomycetes, viruses, phytoplasmas, viruslike agents, and nematodes. For each disease, information on symptoms, causal organisms, disease cycle and epidemiology, and management strategies are included. A list of references provides additional resources on the disease. 

•   Part II: A section on abiotic disorders, covering a range of nutritional disorders and herbicide injuries, as well as akiochi (hydrogen sulfide toxicity), akegare, and straighthead. 

•   Part III: A section on arthropod pests, including the rice water weevil, rice stink bug, rice stalk borer, and others. For each arthropod pest, descriptive information, symptoms of damage, and suggested management strategies are provided. 

•   An appendix lists the common names of rice diseases (along with their pathogens), and a glossary and index are also provided. 


Compendium of Rice Diseases and Pests, Second Edition, is a useful tool for academics and professionals involved with rice crops, including researchers, diagnosticians, extension personnel, crop consultants, farm managers, and growers. It is a valuable tool for the field, lab, or classroom. 


Quantity discounts are available for easy distribution to field representatives and other experts at your organization; VIP clients/customers in the berry industry; colleagues in state and county Extension agencies; and fellow researchers and diagnosticians at your institution.

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2018
January 2
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
121
Pages
PUBLISHER
APS PRESS
SELLER
American Phytopathological Society
SIZE
29.4
MB

More Books Like This

Current Concepts on Fungal Diseases of Rice Current Concepts on Fungal Diseases of Rice
1983
Diseases of Field Crops Diagnosis and Management Diseases of Field Crops Diagnosis and Management
2020
Diseases Of Field Crops And Their Management Diseases Of Field Crops And Their Management
2016
Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases
2021
Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Diagnosis and Management Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Diagnosis and Management
2022
Recent Approaches For Management Of Plant Diseases Recent Approaches For Management Of Plant Diseases
2018