Rice and other cereals

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Abstract

On a worldwide basis, rice is consumed daily by more people than any other single food crop. The economic value of losses, even minor ones such as those caused by the stem rot and leaf scald fungi, translate into millions of dollars on a global basis. Minimizing losses sustained from major agricultural pest species such as nematodes will remain a major responsibility of plant protection scientists. The challenge will be to employ traditional pest management strategies and tactics including the use of pesticides, in an environmentally responsible manner. At the same time, agricultural production systems must be developed that employ the most current technologies available, exploit biological competition among microorganisms for the suppression of pathogens, and focus on long-term crop sustainability instead of short-term profitability. Management of nematodes of barley, oat, and rye relies heavily on the use of resistant cultivars.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Plant and Nematode Interactions

First Page

455

Last Page

486

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