Water quality, climatic factors and plant traits as predictors to the insect’s abundance in the paddy field / Norazliza Rosly

• Main Author: Rosly, Norazliza
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Agriculture and the environment; Soil conservation and protection; Pests and diseases
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/25637/2/25637.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/25637/

Paddy (Oryza sativa L.) was cultivated in many countries. The major problem in paddy field is insect pests. Due to that, pesticides were widely used. However, heavily usage can cause environmental pollution, loss of non-target pests, insecticides resistance and residual toxicity. Therefore, be...