Ecological engineering: An effective package for transitioning from conventional to regenerative agriculture Ecological engineering: An effective package for transitioning from conventional to regenerative agriculture May 8, 2023 by Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pidikiti Pavithra, Manas Ranjan Sahoo, Sheetal Sharma Ecological engineering is a novel approach...Read More
Sparrows and their role in predator-prey interaction in rice ecology Sparrows and their role in predator-prey interaction in rice ecology March 19, 2023 by Ajay Kumar Mishra, Manas Ranjan Sahoo, Sampad Senapaty, and Sheetal Sharma World Sparrow Day (20 March)...Read More
Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review February 22, 2022 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)is the model of crop protection that has prevailed since its creation in the...Read More
Pest surveillance system for food security: A case study in the Philippines Pest surveillance system for food security: A case study in the Philippines May 28, 2021 Ensuring food security amidst the increasing population requires a pest surveillance system for staple food. Regularly collected...Read More
Small mammal communities, associated damage to rice, and damage prevention in smallholder rice storage facilities in Sri Lanka Small mammal communities, associated damage to rice, and damage prevention in smallholder rice storage facilities in Sri Lanka May 14, 2021 In the first such study in Sri Lanka, we identified the main rodent and shrew species and...Read More
Host resistance, tolerance, and vulnerability determine levels of field damage from a complex of Asian rice stem borers Host resistance, tolerance, and vulnerability determine levels of field damage from a complex of Asian rice stem borers April 21, 2021 2 Rice yield losses due to stem borers and the choice by farmers to predominantly use insecticides to...Read More
A resistant variety and a biological fungicide show promise in controlling rice blast in Cambodia A resistant variety and a biological fungicide show promise in controlling rice blast in Cambodia September 4, 2019 A resistant variety and a fungus used as a treatment for blast disease offer Cambodian farmers a...Read More
Alien invasion! Alien invasion! August 7, 2019 The rice eel, an invasive alien species, has become a slippery problem for many farmers in Northern...Read More
IPM (No, not integrated pesticide management!) IPM (No, not integrated pesticide management!) November 6, 2017 Even as we continue to promote farmer education on IPM principles and knowledge, it is important to...Read More
The power of policy The power of policy April 19, 2008 In the late 1960s, newly developed, high-yielding rice varieties launched the Asian Green Revolution, which rapidly pushed...Read More