Rice Breeding Australia 2025 Annual Report
The Rice Breeding Australia 2025 Annual Report highlights a year of significant progress in transforming Australia’s rice breeding program.
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Sustainable management of Invertebrate Rice Pests
77 pages
Published: 27 Mar 2007
Author(s): Stevens, Mark M.
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This project has focussed on the three main invertebrate pests affecting the establishment of aerially-sown rice crops: bloodworms, snails, and aquatic earthworms. Research has concentrated on expanding the options available to rice growers for controlling these pests, and on developing strategies that minimise the use of synthetic pesticides. Reduced pesticide use helps to conserve biodiversity and also reduces the cost of crop production.
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