Rice: Integrated Crop and Pest Management

This document provides comprehensive guidelines on integrated crop management (ICM) and pest control for rice production. It emphasizes the importance of seed selection, land preparation, water management, and pest monitoring to enhance crop resilience and yield. Best practices for integrated weed and pest management are outlined, including non-chemical methods such as salt-water seed selection, hand weeding, and biological pest control. The document also discusses common rice pests and diseases, their symptoms, and control measures, encouraging judicious pesticide use as a last resort. It underscores climate-resilient practices that support sustainable rice production.

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