This collection reviews the adoption of integrated pest management programmes across cereal cultivation, with chapters dedicated to rice, wheat and sorghum. Chapters consider the key biological, cultural and chemical methods of control, as well as breeding crops for resistance to insect pests.
This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on integrated pest management (IPM) in cereal cultivation.
The first chapter describes a holistic approach to IPM using knowledge of the natural regulation of herbivore and weed populations and of natural succession in agricultural wetlands. It also highlights the need for an improved understanding of rice ecosystems in a holistic manner to ensure the economic and environmental sustainability of rice production.
The second chapter provides a brief overview of IPM and reviews the range of control methods available to growers, including biological, cultural and chemical. The chapter considers the implementation of IPM programmes in wheat production and utilises a case study from New Zealand to demonstrate a successful example of it.
The third chapter discusses key insect pests of sorghum, their life cycles and their impact on crop productivity and performance. The chapter reviews the use of IPM programmes as a sustainable alternative to controlling pest infestations without the need for insecticides.
The final chapter examines host plant resistance as an ecological approach to managing crop pests and considers the process of evaluating resistance on the basis of insect behavior. The chapter also looks at breeding rice for resistance to insect pests and considers the constraints on the development and deployment of insect-resistant plant technology.
Chapter 1 - Integrated pest management for sustainable rice cultivation:
a holistic approach: F. G. Horgan, University of Technology Sydney,
Australia; 1 Introduction2 Emerging rice production landscapes and crop
health syndromes3 Increasing rice production4 Increasing water productivity5
Reducing labour costs6 Increased availability and marketing of agrochemicals7
Pest management for rice: scientific approaches8 Knowledge of the rice
production system9 Biocides, traps and barriers10 Transgenic and
herbicide-resistant rice varieties11 Genetic approaches to resistance and
tolerance12 Enhancing natural regulation13 Integrating management practices14
Education and extension15 Future trends and conclusion16 Where to look for
further information17 References
Chapter 2 - Integrated pest management in wheat cultivation: Abie Horrocks
and Melanie Davidson, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research
Limited, New Zealand; and Paul Horne and Jessica Page, IPM Technologies Pty
Limited, Australia; 1 Introduction to integrated pest management2 Problems
with conventional reliance on insecticides3 Pests in wheat4 IPM techniques:
biological control5 IPM techniques: cultural control6 IPM techniques:
chemical control7 Factors infl uencing uptake8 Case study: New Zealand
participatory IPM project in wheat9 IPM and climate change10 Where to look
for further information11 References
Chapter 3 - Insect pests and their management in sorghum cultivation: Bonnie
B. Pendleton, West Texas A&M University, USA; 1 Introduction2 Cultural
management methods to control insect pests3 Biological management methods to
control insect pests4 Chemical management methods to control insect pests5
Insect pests of sorghum in the United States6 Other insect pests of sorghum
in other countries7 Beneficial insects8 Acknowledgements9 Where to find
further information10 References
Chapter 4 - Advances in breeding crops resistant to insect pests: rice as a
paradigm: E. A. Heinrichs and John E. Foster, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
USA; 1 Introduction2 Host plant resistance: an ecological approach to
managing crop pests3 Evaluating resistance on the basis of insect response
(behavior)4 Breeding for resistance to insects5 Breeding rice for resistance
to insect pests6 Constraints on the development and deployment of
insect-resistant plant technology7 Future trends and conclusion8 Where to
look for further information9 References
Dr E. A. Short Heinrichs is Emeritus Associate Director, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Emeritus Adjunct Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. He is also Chair, Asia Rice Foundation USA (ARFUSA) and Secretary General, International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS). His specialty is rice entomology having served as Head of the Departments of Entomology at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Bańos, Philippines and Louisiana State University and Program Leader at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), Cōte dIvoire, West Africa.
