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Educational Materials: Detailed Descriptions
Second Edition
Integrated Pest Management for Rice
Published 1993 · Publication 3280 · 108 pages
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The second edition of Integrated Pest Management for Rice details
current research-based information from University of California
researchers, Cooperative Extension specialists, farm advisors, and
experiment station scientists. The excellent color photographs of
pests and their damage and the informative line drawings, tables, and
figures are valuable aids in the diagnosis and treatment of common
rice pests.
New Management Techniques
Following the original easy-to-read format of the first edition, the second edition of Integrated Pest Management for Rice, was extensively revised by the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project to incorporate information on new management techniques,
changing legislation, and new treatment materials.
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Revised Edition
Major changes to individual chapters include:
- Integrated Pest Management for Rice—extensively rewritten to
reflect current trends in rice production
- The Rice Plant: Development and Growth Requirements—revised
to include more detailed material and several new sections on growth
requirements
- Managing Pests in Rice—major revision of the sections on water
management and postharvest straw management, with a new section on precision
leveling
- Weeds—completely revised management section reflects current materials
and new management techniques
- Invertebrates—updated information on control of the major invertebrate
pests along with new photos of the large scavenger beetle
- Diseases—new section on kernel smut, plus major revisions of
seed rot and seedling diseases and stem rot
- Abiotic Disorders--revision of the sections on nutrient deficiencies
and toxicities, as well as the other disorders
- Vertebrates—updates on management methods
Beautifully Illustrated
"Beautifully illustrated...the color plates are worth the price alone!"
—CAPCA Newsletter, reviewing the IPM Manuals
How to order
This publication is available from the UC ANR Communication Services catalog. It is also available by mail, by telephone, or through the ANR sales offices and many UC County Cooperative Extension offices. For locations and more information, see "How to Order Publications."
List of Contents
The Rice Plant: Development and Growth Requirements
- Stages of Crop Development (The Vegetative Phase · The Reproductive Phase · The Ripening Phase) · Growth Requirements (Sunlight · Oxygen · Temperature · Water · Nutrients)
Managing Pests in Rice
- Pest Identification · Timetable of Major Management Considerations · Field Monitoring · Control Action Guidelines · Management Methods (Cultivar Selection · Cultural Practices · Biological Control · Pesticides)
Weeds
- Prevention · Cultural Methods · Herbicides · Monitoring and Identifying Weeds · Watergrass and Barnyardgrass · Bearded Sprangletop · Knotgrass · Smartweeds · Cattails · Arrowheads · Common Waterplantain · Burhead · Ducksalad · Redstem · Bulrushes · Smallflower Umbrellaplant · Spikerushes · Waterhyssops · Pondweeds · Naiads · Algae
Invertebrates
- Monitoring Invertebrates · Tadpole Shrimp · Rice Seed Midges · Crayfish · Rice Leafminer · Rice Water Weevil · Leafhoppers · The Armyworm · Western Yellowstriped Armyworm · Mosquitoes · Other Invertebrates in Rice Fields (Large Water Scavenger Beetle · Rice Leaffolder · Thrips · Grasshoppers · Aphids) · Insects Infesting Stored Rough Rice
Diseases
- Seed Rot and Seedling Disease · Stem Rot · Aggregate Sheath Spot · Kernel Smut · Helminthosporium Brown Leafspot
Abiotic Disorders
- Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities · Zinc Deficiency · Toxic Gases and Organic Acids · Hydrogen Sulfide Injury · Herbicide Injury
Vertebrates
- Waterfowl · Blackbirds · Bird Pests of Stored Rice · Norway Rat · Muskrat
Glossary
References
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