Impact of Pesticides in Rice Ecosystem
R.P. Soundararajan*
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
N. Chitra
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
M. Chandrasekaran
Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute (TNAU), Navalur Kuttapattu, Trichy, Tamil Nadu (620 027), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Insect pests, Pesticides, Rice, Wet land ecosystem
Abstract
Rice is an important food crop and attacked by various insect pests. There are few insect pests which affect the yield and productivity of the crop. Use of insecticides inevitable for the rice pest management. However, use of chemicals in the rice ecosystem had several problems and need to be addressed to save the wetland ecosystems. Use of common chemicals by the farmers in rice and various issues related to resistance, resurgence and residue were discussed.
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