Growing High Yielding Varieties of Paddy and the Pests of Rice and their Control

摘要

The report includes two parts. In the first part, the characteristics of some important high-yielding varieties of paddy rice is given and the points for attention necessary in seed treating and care, direct sowing, field preparation and manuring, transplanting, weed control, insects, diseases, rat control, water managing, and harvesting are listed. In the second part, it is pointed out that in India, seventy species of insect pests on rice have been recorded attacking at various stages of its growth. This part briefly describes the characteristics of different pest species, the signs of attack, and the control methods.