Wider rows reduce damage

Planting rice further apart reduces the risk of attacks by the rice gall midge which is a serious pest in Asia and many African countries. The larvae feed on the young rice shoots which then develop the characteristic hollow leaf galls, called...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1987
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44755
Description
Summary:Planting rice further apart reduces the risk of attacks by the rice gall midge which is a serious pest in Asia and many African countries. The larvae feed on the young rice shoots which then develop the characteristic hollow leaf galls, called...