RiceIPM Crop Growth and Pest Damage

Understanding how the rice plant can tolerate and compensate for pest damage is critical to good pest management . This module provides knowledge and information on the relationship between pest attack and damage and stresses the importance of considering whether damage is likely to be caused before making control decisions. The topics covered include:

• The rice plant and how it grows
• Components of crop yield
• How pests cause damage
• Crop tolerance and compensation
• Model of pest damage and yield loss

Screen shot of Virtual Rice Model

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