Instant Insights: Integrated Pest Management in Cereal Cultivation

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 Baños, Philippines and Louisiana State University and Program Leader at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

• Chapter 1 - Integrated pest management for sustainable rice cultivation: a holistic approach: F. G. Horgan, University of Technology Sydney, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 Emerging rice production landscapes and ‘crop health syndromes’ 3 Increasing rice production 4 Increasing water productivity 5 Reducing labour costs 6 Increased availability and marketing of agrochemicals 7 Pest management for rice: scientific approaches 8 Knowledge of the rice production system 9 Biocides, traps and barriers 10 Transgenic and herbicide-resistant rice varieties 11 Genetic approaches to resistance and tolerance 12 Enhancing natural regulation 13 Integrating management practices 14 Education and extension 15 Future trends and conclusion 16 Where to look for further information 17 ReferencesChapter taken from: Sasaki, T. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice – Volume 2: Cultivation, pest and disease management, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 028 9)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 management 2 Problems with conventional reliance on insecticides 3 Pests in wheat 4 IPM techniques: biological control 5 IPM techniques: cultural control 6 IPM techniques: chemical control 7 Factors infl uencing uptake 8 Case study: New Zealand participatory IPM project in wheat 9 IPM and climate change 10 Where to look for further information 11 ReferencesChapter taken from: Langridge, P. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat – Volume 1: Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 016 6)Chapter 3 - Insect pests and their management in sorghum cultivation: Bonnie B. Pendleton, West Texas A&M University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Cultural management methods to control insect pests 3 Biological management methods to control insect pests 4 Chemical management methods to control insect pests 5 Insect pests of sorghum in the United States 6 Other insect pests of sorghum in other countries 7 Beneficial insects 8 Acknowledgements 9 Where to find further information 10 ReferencesChapter taken from: Rooney, W. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum – Volume 1: Genetics, breeding and production techniques, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 120 0)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 Introduction 2 Host plant resistance: an ecological approach to managing crop pests 3 Evaluating resistance on the basis of insect response (behavior) 4 Breeding for resistance to insects 5 Breeding rice for resistance to insect pests 6 Constraints on the development and deployment of insect-resistant plant technology 7 Future trends and conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 ReferencesChapter taken from: Kogan, M. and Heinrichs, E. A. (eds.), Integrated management of insect pests: Current and future developments, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 220 3)