St. Paul, MN (January 2018)—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 diseases, disorders, and pests poses significant 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, edited by R. D. Cartwright et al., was developed to help agricultural professionals and academics. It provides the latest information on the management of diseases, abiotic disorders, and pests of this important crop.
Published more than 25 years after the highly successful 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 the first edition and added information about important newly discovered diseases and pests, providing better and fresher insights into the diseases, disorders, and pests that affect the world’s most significant 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 organized into these parts:
- The Introduction provides an overview of rice production and consumption, as well as taxonomy, plant development, and diseases and arthropod pests.
- Part I addresses biotic diseases, covering 70 rice diseases categorized by pathogen type: bacteria, fungi and oomycetes, viruses, phytoplasmas, viruslike agents, and nematodes. For each disease, information is provided on symptoms, causal organisms, disease cycle and epidemiology, and management strategies. A list of references provides additional resources on the disease.
- Part II on abiotic disorders covers a range of nutritional disorders and herbicide injuries, as well as akiochi (hydrogen sulfide toxicity), akegare, and straighthead.
- Part III covers arthropod pests, including the rice water weevil, rice stink bug, and rice stalk borer, among others. For each arthropod pest, descriptive information, symptoms of damage, and suggested management strategies are provided.
- An appendix summarizes the common names of rice diseases (along with their pathogens), and a glossary and index provide helpful reader tools.
Compendium of Rice Diseases and Pests, Second Edition, is a key resource for academics and professionals involved with rice crops, including researchers, diagnosticians, extension personnel, crop consultants, farm managers, and growers. It is also a valuable tool for the field, lab, or classroom.
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Book Specifications and Data/For News Media Only
© 2018; 8.5” × 11” softcover; 121 pages; 167 images; 2 pounds; ISBN 978-0-89054-588-1
This book is published by The American Phytopathological Society (APS) and may be purchased for $199 plus S&H from APS PRESS. Quantity discounts are available for field representatives, state and county extension workers, researchers and diagnosticians, and other professionals.
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